Birmingham – Cardiff 0–2

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

Match report

Cardiff beat Birmingham 2–0 at Birmingham Stadium in Championship. Novak opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Birmingham have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

38'

⚽Novakassist Lopez

2H

61'

⚽Lindqvist

⇄P. Neumann↓ T. Iwata

64'

⇄Romano↓ Rossi

R. Allsop

67'

Dubois

⇄Bradley Mayo↓ M. Leonard

83'

⇄Moreau↓ Novak

Momentum

BIR

⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 27, 2024 · 18:00

VenueBirmingham Stadium

Attendance61,427 / 64,660 (95%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking BIR

#10·

#17

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

39Ball possession %61

0.3Expected goals (xG)1.9

10Total shots13

4Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

5Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves4

465Passes555

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Janssen

7.9

Lineups

BIR 4-3-37.06Formation7.104-3-3 C

6.9Leonard 17.9Janssen 26.5Johnson 37.4Weber 47.5Dubois 57.4Vidić 66.8Kovač 76.3Andersen 87.4Lopez 97.6Lindqvist 106.7Rossi 116.6Novak

Birmingham

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

1Janssen7.9 2Johnson6.5 3Weber7.4 4Dubois7.5 5Vidić7.4 6Kovač6.8 7Andersen6.3 8Lopez7.4 9Lindqvist7.6 10Rossi6.7 11Novak6.6

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