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Championship ·

Cardiff – Birmingham

Cardiff beat Birmingham 1–0 (Championship, 24 Oct 2026). Goals: Y. Salech 31'. Cards: 4 yellow. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.

CardiffFinal score: 1–0Birmingham

No tip or goal stat from us on this match. The rules pick only the matches where the numbers are strong enough; every published one is on the results page with its result. All tips and results

Goals and cards

CardiffBirmingham
Y. Salech (missed penalty)22'
Y. Salech (assist O. Tanner)31'
50'yellow card J. Solis
81'yellow card C. Klarer
yellow card J. Bagan82'
90+5'yellow card Chris Davies

Line-ups

Cardiff

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach B. Barry-Murphy

  1. N. Trott
  2. P. Ng
  3. W. Fish
  4. J. Bagan
  5. C. Scanlon
  6. A. Robertson
  7. J. Moylan
  8. O. Tanner
  9. J. Colwill
  10. Cian Ashford
  11. Y. Salech

Substitutes used

  • 68' R. Kpakio (for C. Scanlon)
  • 68' C. Willock (for O. Tanner)
  • 87' D. Turnbull (for J. Moylan)
  • 90+3' I. Davies (for Cian Ashford)

Birmingham

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach C. Davies

  1. J. Beadle
  2. B. Osayi-Samuel
  3. P. Neumann
  4. C. Klarer
  5. A. Cochrane
  6. T. Iwata
  7. J. Solis
  8. Carlos Vicente
  9. J. Stansfield
  10. L. Millar
  11. L. Vázquez

Substitutes used

  • 64' M. Ducksch (for L. Vázquez)
  • 64' P. Roberts (for Carlos Vicente)
  • 64' M. Bird (for J. Solis)
  • 70' D. Gray (for L. Millar)
  • 78' E. Laird (for B. Osayi-Samuel)

Match numbers

CardiffBirmingham
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
16Shots7
4Shots on target2
3Corners3
52%Possession48%
10Fouls19
2Offsides4
2.40Expected goals (xG)0.91

Top ratings

Cardiff

  1. Y. Salech 90 min7.7
  2. W. Fish 90 min7.3
  3. J. Moylan 87 min7.2

Birmingham

  1. P. Neumann 90 min6.6
  2. L. Vázquez 64 min6.5
  3. A. Cochrane 90 min6.4

Match ratings from the match data; players on the pitch for 60 minutes or more.

In the table

Full table
In the table
TeamPosPlayedPointsForm
Cardiff19th1111Form: loss, win, loss, win, draw.
Birmingham5th1120Form: win, draw, win, win, win.
CardiffBirmingham
1.6Scored per match1.8
1.6Conceded per match1.0
7 / 11Games with 3+ goals8 / 11
9 / 11Games both teams scored in7 / 11
4.1Cards per match3.8

From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.

Form: the last 5 league games

Cardiff

Cardiff
DateMatchScore
17 OctMiddlesbrough – Cardiff2–2 Form: draw.
13 OctCardiff – Watford5–1 Form: win.
10 OctBlackburn – Cardiff2–1 Form: loss.
19 SepCardiff – Charlton3–1 Form: win.
12 SepBolton – Cardiff1–0 Form: loss.

Birmingham

Birmingham
DateMatchScore
17 OctBirmingham – Queens Park Rangers3–0 Form: win.
13 OctBirmingham – Preston4–0 Form: win.
10 OctWest Bromwich Albion – Birmingham0–1 Form: win.
19 SepBirmingham – Middlesbrough2–2 Form: draw.
12 SepDerby – Birmingham1–2 Form: win.

Head-to-head

18 meetings in the league: Cardiff 8 wins, Birmingham 3 wins, 7 draws.

The last 5 meetings

Head-to-head
DateMatchScore
10 Apr 2024Birmingham – Cardiff0–1
13 Dec 2023Cardiff – Birmingham0–1
14 Feb 2023Birmingham – Cardiff0–2
13 Aug 2022Cardiff – Birmingham1–0
30 Apr 2022Cardiff – Birmingham1–1

Referee

Tim Robinson

7 league games this season: on average 4.6 yellow and 0.00 red cards a game (league average 3.9 and 0.14).

See also

Cardiff: club page Birmingham: club page Championship: table and matches All coming matches

League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.