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.
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.
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.