Cardiff vs Birmingham

13 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee S Martin

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Juninho Bacuna 45+3’

Match summary

Birmingham took a 1-0 win at Cardiff. Birmingham led 1-0 at half-time.

Juninho Bacuna put Birmingham ahead in first-half stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Birmingham created 1.86 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Cardiff's 1.04 from 11.

Match stats

Cardiff Birmingham
11 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.04 xG 1.86
1.04 Non-penalty xG 1.86

Key events

Cardiff Birmingham
Kick-off
45+3’
Juninho Bacuna0-1 (Birmingham)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Yakou Méïté
Birmingham
  • Ivan Šunjić
  • Siriki Dembélé

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 1.04 1.86 45+3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), 0-1 45+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 1.86 45+3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), 0-1 Bacuna 45+3’
Cardiff 1.04 xGBirmingham 1.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Cardiff attacking 
48’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.99 xG, goal 21’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 70’ Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 18’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 21’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 65’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 73’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90+3’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 84’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+7’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Jordan James (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.99 xG, goal 21’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.33 xG, off target 70’ Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 18’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 21’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 65’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 73’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90+3’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Jamilu Collins (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 84’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+7’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 20’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Ivan Šunjić (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Dimitris Goutas (Cardiff), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Jordan James (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Rubin Colwill (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Perry Ng Taken off
14′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.21 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.33 – – –
Jamilu Collins
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Manolis Siopis
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Wintle Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
Yakou Méïté Taken off
75′ – – 1 0.06 – –
90′ – – 3 0.09 – – –
Karlan Grant Taken off
75′ – – – – – – –
Kion Etete Taken off
59′ – – 2 0.30 – – –
Mahlon Romeo Came on as a substitute
76′ – – – – – – –
Josh Bowler Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Callum Robinson Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Ollie Tanner Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Ike Ugbo Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
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

Cardiff win 49% Avg odds 1.96
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47
Birmingham win 24% Avg odds 3.97

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.