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. T. Iwata opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Birmingham have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽T. Iwataassist E. Laird

34'

45'

⚽Lindqvistassist Lindqvist

2H

M. Leonard

56'

⚽M. Leonard

57'

⇄Bradley Mayo↓ M. Leonard

62'

⇄Romano↓ Hansen

68'

⚽Hansen

⇄P. Neumann↓ T. Iwata

71'

⇄Pereira↓ Novak

73'

Kovač

⚽T. Iwataassist A. Cochrane

80'

Momentum

BIR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 12, 2022 · 17:00

VenueBirmingham Stadium

Attendance47,202 / 64,660 (73%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking BIR

#11·

#18

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Novak

7.9

Lineups

BIR 4-3-37.15Formation7.064-3-3 C

6.4Leonard 17.7Johnson 27.7Weber 37.2Dubois 46.7Vidić 57.2Kovač 66.4Andersen 76.5Lopez 86.3Lindqvist 96.9Rossi 107.9Novak 117.2Hansen

Birmingham

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Johnson7.7 2Weber7.7 3Dubois7.2 4Vidić6.7 5Kovač7.2 6Andersen6.4 7Lopez6.5 8Lindqvist6.3 9Rossi6.9 10Novak7.9 11Hansen7.2

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