Plymouth vs Birmingham

23 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Joe Edwards 43’
  • Ben Waine 68’
  • Morgan Whittaker 86’
  • Jay Stansfield 15’
  • Jordan James 39’
  • Juninho Bacuna 62’

Match summary

Plymouth and Birmingham shared the points in a 3-3 draw. Birmingham led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jay Stansfield put Birmingham ahead with a header in the 15th minute, Jordan James made it 0-2 in the 39th minute, and Joe Edwards pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Juninho Bacuna made it 1-3 in the 62nd minute, Ben Waine made it 2-3 in the 68th minute, and Morgan Whittaker equalised in the 86th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Plymouth created 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Birmingham 1.79 from 13. Birmingham had a player sent off.

Match stats

Plymouth Birmingham
15 Shots 13
8 Shots on Target 7
7 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
1.61 xG 1.79
1.61 Non-penalty xG 1.79

Key events

Plymouth Birmingham
Kick-off
15’
Jay Stansfield0-1 (Birmingham)
39’
Jordan James0-2 (Birmingham)
Joe Edwards1-2 (Plymouth)
43’
Half-time1-2
62’
Juninho Bacuna1-3 (Birmingham)
Ben Waine2-3 (Plymouth)
68’
Morgan Whittaker3-3 (Plymouth)
86’
Full-time3-3

Bookings

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

Plymouth
  • Joe Edwards
  • Adam Randell
Birmingham
  • Krystian Bielik
  • Jordan James
  • Juninho Bacuna
  • Jay Stansfield
  • Emmanuel Longelo
  • Koji Miyoshi

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 1.61 1.79 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 0-1 15’ 39’ Jordan James (Birmingham), 0-2 39’ 43’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), 1-2 43’ 62’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), 1-3 62’ 68’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), 2-3 68’ 86’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 3-3 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.61 1.79 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 0-1 Stansfield 15’ 39’ Jordan James (Birmingham), 0-2 James 39’ 43’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), 1-2 Edwards 43’ 62’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), 1-3 Bacuna 62’ 68’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), 2-3 Ben Waine 68’ 86’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), 3-3 Whittaker 86’
Plymouth 1.61 xGBirmingham 1.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Plymouth attacking 
68’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 62’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 39’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 43’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 37’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+4’ Frederick Issaka (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 88’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 53’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 25’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 49’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 31’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Marc Roberts (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Frederick Issaka (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 62’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 15’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 39’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 43’ Joe Edwards (Plymouth), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 37’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 90+4’ Frederick Issaka (Plymouth), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 88’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 53’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Callum Wright (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 25’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 38’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 49’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 36’ Ben Waine (Plymouth), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Marc Roberts (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Jordan Houghton (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Unknown (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Finn Azaz (Plymouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Julio Pleguezuelo (Plymouth), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Frederick Issaka (Plymouth), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Conor Hazard
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Edwards Taken off
53′ 1 – 1 0.29 – –
Julio Pleguezuelo
90′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Lewis Gibson
90′ – – – – – – –
Brendan Galloway Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Luke Cundle Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Houghton
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Finn Azaz
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Morgan Whittaker
90′ 1 – 4 0.20 – – –
Ben Waine Taken off
89′ 1 – 2 0.57 – – –
Bali Mumba Taken off
89′ – – – – – – –
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Came on as a substitute
37′ – – – – – – –
Mickel Miller Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Adam Randell Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – –
Callum Wright Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Frederick Issaka Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
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

Plymouth win 46% Avg odds 2.09
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.73
Birmingham win 29% Avg odds 3.29

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

Form going into the game

Plymouth LWLDW
Birmingham LDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Birmingham 2-1 Plymouth, 26 Aug 23 All Plymouth 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.