Birmingham vs Stoke

24 January 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee James Bell

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • T. Iwata 42’
  • P. Neumann 71’ (og)

Match summary

Birmingham and Stoke drew 1-1. Birmingham led 1-0 at half-time.

T. Iwata put Birmingham ahead with a header in the 42nd minute and Neumann's own goal equalised from a corner in the 71st minute.

Birmingham had the better of the chances, with 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Stoke's 0.50 from 7.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
18 Shots 7
5 Shots on target 1
6 Corners 6
303 Passes 365
67.3% Pass accuracy 72.6%
12 Tackles 15
7 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 4

Key events

Birmingham Stoke
I. OsmanShot on target
13’
21’
M. ManhoefShot on target
J. StansfieldShot on target
30’
T. IwataHeader1-0 (Birmingham)
42’
I. OsmanShot on target
46’
A. PriskeI. Osman
56’
J. SolísT. Doyle
57’
J. Stansfield
67’
68’
A. CresswellE. Bocat
68’
F. FawunmiB. Jun-Ho
71’
P. NeumannOwn goal1-1 (Stoke)
80’
L. Cissé
K. FuruhashiM. Ducksch
81’
89’
B. PearsonT. Rigo
S. WrightP. Roberts
90’
A. PriskeShot on target
90+3’

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.50 42’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), 1-0 42’ 71’ P. Neumann (Stoke) own goal, 1-1 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 0.50 42’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), 1-0 Iwata 42’ 71’ P. Neumann (Stoke) own goal, 1-1 Neumann 71’
Birmingham 2.05 xGStoke 0.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Birmingham attacking 
42’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.28 xG, goal 30’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 59’ P. Neumann (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 49’ C. Klarer (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 51’ I. Osman (Birmingham), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+3’ A. Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 46’ I. Osman (Birmingham), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 73’ M. Ducksch (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 72’ C. Klarer (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 47’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 10’ S. Paik (Birmingham), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 21’ T. Rigo (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ A. Priske (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ B. Jun-Ho (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 21’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ T. Seko (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Unknown (Stoke), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ T. Seko (Stoke), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ K. Wagner (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ T. Doyle (Birmingham), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ I. Osman (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ I. Osman (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ P. Neumann (Birmingham), own goal 42’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.28 xG, goal 30’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 59’ P. Neumann (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 49’ C. Klarer (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 51’ I. Osman (Birmingham), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+3’ A. Priske (Birmingham), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 46’ I. Osman (Birmingham), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 73’ M. Ducksch (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 72’ C. Klarer (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 47’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 10’ S. Paik (Birmingham), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 73’ A. Priske (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 6’ B. Jun-Ho (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 21’ T. Rigo (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ M. Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ T. Seko (Stoke), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Unknown (Stoke), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ J. Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ T. Seko (Stoke), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ K. Wagner (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ T. Doyle (Birmingham), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ I. Osman (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ I. Osman (Birmingham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ P. Neumann (Birmingham), own goal
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Lineups

Birmingham 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Beadle
Iwata
Neumann
Klarer
Wagner
Doyle 57’
Paik
Roberts 90’
Stansfield
Osman 56’
Ducksch 81’
Stoke 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Simkin
Thomas
Phillips
Talovierov
Bocat 68’
Seko
Nzonzi
Manhoef
Rigo 89’
Jun-Ho 68’
Cissé

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Beadle
90′ 1 1 37 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
T. Iwata
90′ 3 2 – 5 1 33 1 1 – –
P. Neumann
90′ 1 – – 5 4 30 – – – –
C. Klarer
90′ – – – 10 9 30 2 – – –
K. Wagner
90′ 1 1 – 4 1 32 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
T. Doyle
57′ – – 24 2 – 1 1 2 1 – –
S. Paik
90′ – – 35 1 – 2 1 6 – 2 –
P. Roberts
89′ – – 21 1 – 2 1 6 – 1 –
J. Stansfield
90′ – 1 13 1 – – – – 1 –
I. Osman
56′ – – 11 – – – – 2 1 2 –
J. Solís Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 14 – – – – 2 – – –
K. Furuhashi Came on as a substitute
9′ – – 1 1 – 2 – 2 – – –
Forwards2 players
M. Ducksch
81′ – – 1 – 0.14 – 2 2 – 9 –
A. Priske Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 2 1 0.24 – – 4 – 6 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Birmingham win 54% Avg odds 1.73
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.68
Stoke win 20% Avg odds 4.65

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

Form going into the game

Birmingham DLWDW
Stoke LWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Stoke 1-0 Birmingham, 13 Sep 25 Next meeting: Stoke vs Birmingham, 21 Nov 26 (upcoming)  All Birmingham vs Stoke meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.