Leicester vs Birmingham

29 August 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Josh Smith

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • A. F. Issahaku 8’
  • R. Pereira 88’

Match summary

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

A. F. Issahaku put Leicester ahead in the 8th minute and R. Pereira made it 2-0 in the 88th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Leicester created 0.67 expected goals (xG) from 5 shots, Birmingham 0.90 from 11.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
5 Shots 11
2 Shots on target 1
1 Corners 7
380 Passes 453
76.6% Pass accuracy 82.6%
20 Tackles 21
11 Fouls 16
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Offsides 1

Key events

Leicester Birmingham
Kick-off
A. F. IssahakuLeft foot shot1-0 (Leicester)
8’
H. Choudhury
45’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
P. DakaL. Page
56’
A. F. Issahaku
57’
62’
K. Furuhashi
64’
C. Klarer
66’
K. AndersonW. T. Willumsson
J. MongaS. Mavididi
71’
R. PereiraH. Choudhury
72’
74’
D. Gray
R. Pereira
76’
77’
M. DuckschK. Furuhashi
77’
T. DoyleL. Koumas
78’
E. LairdShot on target
85’
L. DykesP. Neumann
W. FaesA. F. Issahaku
87’
R. PereiraRight foot shot2-0 (Leicester)
88’
Full-time2-0

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 0.67 0.90 8’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), 1-0 8’ 88’ R. Pereira (Leicester), 2-0 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 0.90 8’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), 1-0 Issahaku 8’ 88’ R. Pereira (Leicester), 2-0 Pereira 88’
Leicester 0.67 xGBirmingham 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Leicester attacking 
88’ R. Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 49’ B. Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 51’ W. T. Willumsson (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 78’ E. Laird (Birmingham), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 78’ K. Anderson (Birmingham), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 8’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 78’ D. Gray (Birmingham), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ W. T. Willumsson (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ K. Furuhashi (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ D. Gray (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ K. Furuhashi (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ M. Ducksch (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ P. Daka (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ R. Pereira (Leicester), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 49’ B. Osayi-Samuel (Birmingham), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 51’ W. T. Willumsson (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 78’ E. Laird (Birmingham), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 78’ K. Anderson (Birmingham), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 8’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 78’ D. Gray (Birmingham), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ W. T. Willumsson (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ K. Furuhashi (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ A. F. Issahaku (Leicester), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ D. Gray (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ K. Furuhashi (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ T. Iwata (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ M. Ducksch (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ J. Vestergaard (Leicester), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ P. Daka (Leicester), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Leicester 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Stolarczyk
Choudhury 72’
Okoli
Vestergaard
Thomas
Soumaré
Skipp
Issahaku 87’
Page 56’
Mavididi 71’
Ayew
Birmingham 4-4-1-1 Starting XI
Allsop
Osayi-Samuel
Neumann 85’
Klarer
Laird
Willumsson 66’
Iwata
Paik
Gray
Koumas 77’
Furuhashi 77’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
J. Stolarczyk
90′ 1 0 38 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
H. Choudhury Taken off
72′ 3 1 – 5 – 42 1 – – –
C. Okoli
90′ – 1 – 3 1 54 – – – –
J. Vestergaard
90′ 1 1 – 4 – 39 – – – –
L. Thomas
90′ 1 1 – 4 1 31 1 – – –
R. Pereira Came on as a substitute
18′ 2 – – 2 – 17 1 1 – –
Midfielders8 players
B. Soumaré
90′ – – 52 – – – 3 2 – 1 –
O. Skipp
90′ – – 30 – – 4 – 6 – – –
A. F. Issahaku Taken off
87′ 1 – 15 – – 2 – 9 2 4 –
L. Page Taken off
56′ – 1 13 1 – 2 1 3 1 1 –
S. Mavididi Taken off
71′ – – 12 – – 1 – 1 – – –
P. Daka Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 12 – – – – 1 3 1 –
J. Monga Came on as a substitute
19′ – 1 2 1 – 1 – 1 – – –
W. Faes Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 4 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards1 player
J. Ayew
90′ – – – – – – – 8 1 19 –
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

Leicester win 38% Avg odds 2.50
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.23
Birmingham win 33% Avg odds 2.84

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

Form going into the game

Leicester WLWLW
Birmingham DWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Leicester 2-1 Birmingham, 06 Apr 24 Next meeting: Birmingham 2-1 Leicester, 07 Feb 26  All Leicester vs Birmingham 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.