Coventry vs Birmingham

8 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Sam Allison

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Callum O'Hare 30’, 77’

Match summary

Coventry won 2-0 at home to Birmingham. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

Callum O'Hare put Coventry ahead in the 30th minute and O'Hare made it 2-0 in the 77th minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Birmingham's 0.52 from 13.

Match stats

Coventry Birmingham
16 Shots 13
8 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.24 xG 0.52
1.24 Non-penalty xG 0.52

Key events

Coventry Birmingham
Kick-off
Callum O'Hare1-0 (Coventry)
30’
Half-time1-0
Callum O'Hare2-0 (Coventry)
77’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Birmingham
  • Juninho Bacuna
  • Emanuel Aiwu
  • Jordan James
  • Lukas Jutkiewicz
  • 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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 0.52 30’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), 1-0 30’ 77’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), 2-0 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 0.52 30’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), 1-0 O'Hare 30’ 77’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), 2-0 O'Hare 77’
Coventry 1.24 xGBirmingham 0.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Coventry attacking 
58’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 77’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 57’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 62’ Marc Roberts (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 74’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 81’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 7’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Jamie Allen (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Unknown (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+4’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Jordan James (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 77’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 57’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 74’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 62’ Marc Roberts (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 85’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 7’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 23’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 27’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Milan van Ewijk (Coventry), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Krystian Bielik (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Jamie Allen (Coventry), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Unknown (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Jordan James (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players11 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Jamie Allen
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.19 – – –
90′ 2 – 5 0.45 – – –
90′ – – 4 0.47 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
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

Coventry win 55% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.91
Birmingham win 21% Avg odds 4.62

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.