Birmingham – Cardiff 3–2

	1H	2H	T
BIR	1	2	3
C	1	1	2

Match report

Birmingham beat Cardiff 3–2 at Birmingham Stadium in Championship. Almeida opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Birmingham have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

13'

⚽Almeida

⚽M. Leonardassist C. Klarer

25'

R. Allsop

31'

2H

⚽M. Leonardassist K. Fujimoto

63'

⇄Bradley Mayo↓ M. Leonard

63'

⇄Dubois↓ Bianchi

⇄P. Neumann↓ T. Iwata

72'

⇄Vidić↓ Almeida

74'

⚽Walshassist Müller

⚽T. Iwata

86'

Momentum

BIR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 11, 2022 · 18:00

VenueBirmingham Stadium

Attendance62,720 / 64,660 (97%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking BIR

#10·

#17

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

R. Allsop

7.9

Lineups

BIR 4-3-36.91Formation6.954-3-3 C

6.8Leonard 17.9Nielsen 27.3Costa 36.7Schmidt 46.3Marsh 57.0Müller 67.2Petrov 76.5Walsh 87.6Haas 96.3Martin 107.2Almeida 116.5Bianchi

Birmingham

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

1Nielsen7.9 2Costa7.3 3Schmidt6.7 4Marsh6.3 5Müller7.0 6Petrov7.2 7Walsh6.5 8Haas7.6 9Martin6.3 10Almeida7.2 11Bianchi6.5

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