Birmingham vs Plymouth

26 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Busby

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Scott Hogan 8’
  • Jay Stansfield 90+5’
  • Ryan Hardie 60’

Match summary

Birmingham saw off Plymouth 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Birmingham led 1-0 at half-time.

Scott Hogan put Birmingham ahead in the 8th minute, Ryan Hardie equalised in the 60th minute, and Jay Stansfield won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Birmingham created 2.23 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Plymouth's 1.58 from 16.

Match stats

Birmingham Plymouth
13 Shots 16
4 Shots on Target 8
10 Corners 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.23 xG 1.58
2.23 Non-penalty xG 1.58

Key events

Birmingham Plymouth
Kick-off
Scott Hogan1-0 (Birmingham)
8’
Half-time1-0
60’
Ryan Hardie1-1 (Plymouth)
Jay Stansfield2-1 (Birmingham)
90+5’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Birmingham
  • Dion Sanderson
  • Lee Buchanan
Plymouth
  • Adam Randell

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.23 1.58 8’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), 1-0 8’ 60’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 1-1 60’ 90+5’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.23 1.58 8’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), 1-0 Hogan 8’ 60’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), 1-1 Hardie 60’ 90+5’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 2-1 Stansfield 90+5’
Birmingham 2.23 xGPlymouth 1.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Plymouth attacking Birmingham attacking 
8’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 90+3’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.52 xG, blocked 10’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 47’ Kevin Long (Birmingham), set piece, 0.18 xG, off target 60’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 18’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 59’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 63’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 7’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 1’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 54’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 68’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 21’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 82’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 90+3’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.52 xG, blocked 10’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 60’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 47’ Kevin Long (Birmingham), set piece, 0.18 xG, off target 18’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 59’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 63’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 7’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 44’ Bali Mumba (Plymouth), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 58’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 1’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 54’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 21’ Keshi Anderson (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Lewis Gibson (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 70’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ryan Hardie (Plymouth), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Kevin Long
90′ – – 1 0.18 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan James Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Koji Miyoshi Taken off
78′ – – 3 0.28 – – –
Keshi Anderson Taken off
81′ – – 2 0.55 – – –
Scott Hogan Taken off
81′ 1 – 2 0.96 – – –
Jay Stansfield Came on as a substitute
28′ 1 – 2 0.10 – – –
George Hall Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Emmanuel Longelo Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Lukas Jutkiewicz Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
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 49% Avg odds 1.94
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.54
Plymouth win 24% Avg odds 3.95

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

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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.