Birmingham vs Cardiff

10 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Josh Bowler 65’

Match summary

Cardiff beat Birmingham 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Josh Bowler put Cardiff ahead in the 65th minute.

The chances backed that up: Cardiff created 1.11 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Birmingham's 0.59 from 12.

Match stats

Birmingham Cardiff
12 Shots 12
1 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.59 xG 1.11
0.59 Non-penalty xG 1.11

Key events

Birmingham Cardiff
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
65’
Josh Bowler0-1 (Cardiff)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Birmingham
  • Krystian Bielik
Cardiff
  • Perry Ng
  • Josh Bowler
  • Joe Ralls

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 1.11 65’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), 0-1 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 1.11 65’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), 0-1 Bowler 65’
Birmingham 0.59 xGCardiff 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Birmingham attacking 
65’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 30’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 74’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 17’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 24’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 15’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Seung Ho Paik (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 30’ Josh Bowler (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 74’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 17’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 24’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 15’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Seung Ho Paik (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Nathaniel Phillips (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Emanuel Aiwu
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Lee Buchanan Taken off
70′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Krystian Bielik Taken off
79′ – – – – – –
Koji Miyoshi Taken off
70′ – – 2 0.03 – – –
Jordan James Taken off
70′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Juninho Bacuna Taken off
86′ – – 5 0.30 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Cody Drameh Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Alex Pritchard Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Keshi Anderson Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Scott Hogan Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
Gary Gardner Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Birmingham win 51% Avg odds 1.88
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.55
Cardiff win 22% Avg odds 4.25

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.