Cardiff v Birmingham result

Full-time · Cardiff 4–2 Birmingham

Championship · Sat, 02 Nov 2019 15:00 GMT · Cardiff City Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Cardiff 4–2 Birmingham — Cardiff won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Cardiff beat Birmingham 4–2 at Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship on Saturday 2 November.

The goals

Cardiff led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Birmingham: K. Pedersen (3’) and I. Sunjic (89’); Cardiff: J. Ralls (30’ pen; 69’, assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing; 90’ pen) and Curtis Nelson (38’). D. Ward (52’) and H. Dean (90’) were sent off.

Discipline

A. Madley showed four yellow cards and two reds — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Cardiff: L. Peltier (90’); Birmingham: I. Sunjic (32’), L. Jutkiewicz (85’) and M. Roberts (90’).

What it changes

With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 15, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Ralls (Cardiff) 20.4, K. Pedersen (Birmingham) 7.2 and Curtis Nelson (Cardiff) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Cardiff next host Birmingham on 24 October 2026.

Birmingham next travel to Cardiff on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Cardiff: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cardiff 4–2 Birmingham · Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd
Referee: A. Madley
Head-to-head (last 2): Cardiff 1 · draws 0 · Birmingham 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Cardiff 1W 2D 2L · Birmingham 3W 0D 2L

Cardiff 4–2 Birmingham (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1

Goals

against 1.38 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.67 / 7.4

Corners

against 7 / 5.8 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4 / 4.6

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 3.4 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1 / 1.4

Cards

against 1 / 2 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cardiff for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.67 for · 7 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	7.4 for · 5.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11.33 for · 14 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	15.6 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4.6 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 12.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 9.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: A. Madley.

Cardiff

Cardiff — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Glatzel n 8	73.9	2.7 8/6	2.4 7/4	—
J. Ralls n 8	90	2.3 6/5	1 4/3	I. Sunjic
C. Paterson n 8	44	2.3 3/3	0.8 3/0	—
J. Hoilett n 8	45.5	2.2 6/2	1.2 4/1	J. Bellingham
M. Pack n 8	81.6	2.1 7/6	1 5/2	I. Sunjic

Cardiff — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Tomlin n 8	64.1	4 6/5	1.6 5/2
O. Bogle n 8	25.4	4 4/2	1.3 3/0
D. Ward n 8	39.6	3.1 5/3	2.3 4/2
R. Glatzel n 8	73.9	2.7 7/6	0.8 5/0
J. Hoilett n 8	45.5	2.5 5/4	0.7 3/0

Cardiff — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Ward n 8	39.6	1.1 3/1	0 0/0
J. Hoilett n 8	45.5	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
N. Mendez-Laing n 8	59.6	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
J. Murphy n 8	44.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Flint n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0

Cardiff — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Whyte n 8	72.1	2.7 7/4
L. Peltier n 8	90	2.3 8/6
N. Mendez-Laing n 8	59.6	2.1 5/3
L. Bacuna n 8	83	2 8/5
J. Murphy n 8	44.5	2 4/2

Cardiff — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Etheridge n 8	85.8	3.9 6/6
Alex Smithies n 8	90	2.5 6/4

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Álvaro Giménez n 8	53.8	3.1 5/4	1.9 6/3	—
D. Davis n 8	76.6	2.5 7/5	0.1 1/0	—
I. Sunjic n 8	90	2.4 8/6	0.5 3/1	M. Pack
J. Bellingham n 8	57.1	2 5/3	0.8 4/0	J. Hoilett
G. Gardner n 8	33.5	2 5/1	1.7 4/1	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Bailey n 5	16	5.6 4/1	1.1 1/0
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	87.4	4.5 8/8	1.7 6/4
Álvaro Giménez n 8	53.8	2.7 7/4	0.4 2/0
Francisco Villalba n 7	63.6	2.6 4/4	1 2/2
G. Gardner n 8	33.5	2.4 4/2	1 3/0

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Bailey n 5	16	1.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Colin n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
D. Crowley n 8	81.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
G. Gardner n 8	33.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Francisco Villalba n 7	63.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Davis n 8	76.6	2.8 7/6
I. Sunjic n 8	90	2.6 7/7
J. Bellingham n 8	57.1	2.6 6/4
K. Pedersen n 8	90	2.5 7/6
D. Crowley n 8	81.3	2.5 7/4

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Camp n 8	90	2.1 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cardiff		Birmingham
34%	Possession	66%
12	Shots	25
6	Shots on target	6
3	Shots off target	9
3	Blocked shots	10
9	Shots inside the box	17
8	Corners	10
12	Fouls	18
1	Yellow cards	3
1	Red cards	1
4	Saves	2
257	Passes	491
62%	Pass accuracy	79%

Cardiff player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Peltier	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
A. Flint	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.4
J. Bennett	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
M. Pack	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.6
J. Ralls	90	3	0	3	3	1	7	0	9.3
C. Nelson	85	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.4
N. Mendez-Laing	80	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	6.9
J. Hoilett	75	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	7.2
D. Ward	52	0	0	2	0	0	1	R	5.4
O. Bogle sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
S. Bamba sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Paterson sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
H. Dean	93	0	0	0	3	1	R	6
L. Camp	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.8
M. Colin	90	0	2	0	2	2	0	6.4
M. Roberts	90	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6
K. Pedersen	90	1	2	1	1	2	0	6.9
I. Sunjic	90	1	1	1	0	2	Y	6.8
Francisco Villalba	90	0	3	0	5	0	0	7.2
L. Jutkiewicz	90	0	7	2	2	1	Y	7
D. Crowley	80	0	5	0	1	0	0	7
J. Bellingham	69	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
K. Mrabti	65	0	1	1	2	2	0	7
J. Maghoma	25	0	1	1	0	1	0	6
Álvaro Giménez	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
O. Bailey	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Cardiff v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CardiffWLDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

BirminghamLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Cardiff 1 · 0 draws · Birmingham 1 · 3 goals/game

2018-03-10 Cardiff 3–2 Birmingham
2017-10-13 Birmingham 1–0 Cardiff

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cardiff#5 pos73 pts46 pl+10 GD

Birmingham#20 pos50 pts46 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Cardiff scored1.48

Birmingham scored1.17

Cardiff conceded1.26

Birmingham conceded1.63

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What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Birmingham?: In their last 2 meetings, Cardiff won 1, Birmingham won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
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