Cardiff – Birmingham 1–1

	1H	2H	T
C	1	0	1
BIR	1	0	1

Match report

Cardiff and Birmingham shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Lindqvist opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Birmingham have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Lindqvistassist Hansen

12'

23'

⚽T. Iwataassist A. Cochrane

2H

⇄Romano↓ Hansen

68'

⇄Bradley Mayo↓ M. Leonard

Johnson

70'

⇄Pereira↓ Novak

77'

⇄P. Neumann↓ T. Iwata

Momentum

C

⚽⚽

BIR

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 18, 2025 · 19:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance36,282 / 44,793 (81%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#7·

#14

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

51Ball possession %49

1.2Expected goals (xG)1.4

14Total shots9

6Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes483

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Dubois

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.28Formation6.984-3-3 BIR

16.7Johnson 26.7Weber 37.9Dubois 47.4Vidić 57.9Kovač 67.1Andersen 77.1Lopez 86.9Lindqvist 97.6Rossi 106.9Novak 117.9Hansen

Cardiff

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Johnson6.7 2Weber6.7 3Dubois7.9 4Vidić7.4 5Kovač7.9 6Andersen7.1 7Lopez7.1 8Lindqvist6.9 9Rossi7.6 10Novak6.9 11Hansen7.9

Birmingham

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL