Stoke City v Birmingham result

Full-time · Stoke City 1–0 Birmingham

Championship · Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:00 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Stoke City · Birmingham · Head-to-head

Stoke City 1–0 Birmingham — Stoke City won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Stoke City beat Birmingham 1–0 in the Championship on Saturday 13 September.

The goals

Stoke City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Stoke City: B. Lawal (21’, assisted by A. Cresswell).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Stoke City 0.49, Birmingham 0.52, from 8 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

M. Salisbury showed four yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Stoke City: Junior Tchamadeu (77’), Benjamin Pearson (80’) and S. Thomas (83’); Birmingham: Bright Osayi-Samuel (90+4’).

What it changes

Stoke City stay second after this result (five league matches played).

Birmingham move down from seventh to 10th (five league matches played).

Birmingham have lost their last three matches in all competitions. Birmingham have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) 8.0, A. Cresswell (Stoke City) 4.6 and Million Manhoef (Stoke City) 4.2 led the match.

Next up

Stoke City next host Bristol City 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 Stoke City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Stoke City 1–0 Birmingham · Championship
Referee: M. Salisbury
Head-to-head (last 6): Stoke City 1 · draws 3 · Birmingham 2 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Stoke City 2W 1D 2L · Birmingham 3W 0D 2L

Stoke City 1–0 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 1 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 5

Corners

against 5.25 / 3 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.38 / 2.86

Shots on target

against 3.25 / 2 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.13 / 1.86

Cards

against 1.5 / 2 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Stoke City for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.5 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.14 for · 6.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.86 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.75 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.29 for · 14.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: M. Salisbury.

Stoke City

Stoke City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. 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. Boženík n 8	54.3	2.9 6/4	1.5 5/2	—
W. Burger n 8	82.1	2.3 7/5	0.7 4/1	—
Ali Al Hamadi n 8	43.9	2.1 5/2	1.5 5/1	—
S. Gallagher n 8	69.9	1.9 8/2	1 4/1	—
D. Mubama n 8	57.9	1.9 5/2	2.3 6/5	—

Stoke City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ali Al Hamadi n 8	43.9	2.1 5/3	0.8 2/1
M. Manhoef n 8	74.9	1.7 6/4	0.9 4/2
D. Mubama n 8	57.9	1.6 4/3	1 3/2
S. Thomas n 8	77.3	1.5 5/3	0.9 4/2
J. Donley n 8	65.9	1.4 5/3	0.5 3/0

Stoke City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Thomas n 8	77.3	0.4 3/0	0.6 3/1
D. Mubama n 8	57.9	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
M. Manhoef n 8	74.9	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
L. Baker n 8	80.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
W. Burger n 8	82.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Stoke City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Gooch n 8	65.1	3.1 5/3
J. Donley n 8	65.9	2.9 6/6
W. Burger n 8	82.1	2.3 7/6
B. Pearson n 8	52.6	2.1 6/2
J. Tchamadeu n 8	89.5	1.9 7/6

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. 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
L. Dykes n 8	25.1	3.1 4/3	0 0/0	—
K. Furuhashi n 8	49.6	2.5 7/3	0.7 3/0	—
K. Anderson n 8	50.6	2.2 6/3	2.9 6/2	—
J. Stansfield n 8	69	2.1 6/4	1 4/2	—
T. Gardner-Hickman n 8	52.8	2.1 6/4	1.5 4/2	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Furuhashi n 8	49.6	2.9 4/3	0.2 1/0
L. Dykes n 8	25.1	2.2 3/1	0.9 2/0
J. Stansfield n 8	69	1.8 7/3	0.8 5/0
E. Laird n 8	54	1.7 5/2	0.6 2/1
K. Dowell n 8	59	1 2/1	0.4 1/1

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Stansfield n 8	69	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
W. Willumsson n 8	60.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
E. Laird n 8	54	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
K. Dowell n 8	59	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
K. Anderson n 8	50.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Leonard n 8	61.8	3.1 8/4
T. Iwata n 8	84.4	2.9 7/5
K. Anderson n 8	50.6	2.7 6/2
Paik Seung-Ho n 8	71.3	2.2 6/3
C. Klarer n 8	90	1.9 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Stoke City		Birmingham
42%	Possession	58%
0.49	Expected goals (xG)	0.52
8	Shots	7
3	Shots on target	0
3	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	4
8	Shots inside the box	5
5	Corners	3
6	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	2
341	Passes	471
73%	Pass accuracy	80%

Stoke City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Johansson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
J. Tchamadeu	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Bosun Lawal	90	1	0	4	2	0	2	0	9
B. Wilmot	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
L. Baker	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
S. Thomas	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	Y	6.7
D. Mubama	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
A. Cresswell	89	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.3
M. Manhoef	89	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.7
B. Pearson	82	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
T. Rigo	71	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Bae Jun-Ho sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Seko sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
E. Bocat sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
L. Cissé sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Allsop	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Klarer	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Cochrane	90	0	0	3	0	6.5
T. Iwata	90	0	0	3	0	7.2
Paik Seung-Ho	90	0	0	1	0	6.3
D. Gray	90	1	0	2	0	6.2
P. Neumann	84	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Stansfield	79	1	1	0	0	6.2
P. Roberts	60	0	1	0	0	6.3
E. Laird	59	0	2	1	0	6.9
T. Doyle	59	0	1	2	0	6.9
B. Osayi-Samuel sub	31	0	0	1	Y	6.9
M. Ducksch sub	31	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Koumas sub	30	0	2	0	0	6.5
M. Leonard sub	12	1	0	1	0	6.9
K. Furuhashi sub	11	0	0	0	0	6.2

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

Recent form

Stoke CityDWWLL

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

BirminghamWWWLL

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

Head-to-head last 6

Stoke City 1 · 3 draws · Birmingham 2 · 2.33 goals/game

2024-01-20 Stoke City 1–2 Birmingham
2023-12-26 Birmingham 1–3 Stoke City
2023-04-10 Birmingham 0–0 Stoke City
2022-11-05 Stoke City 1–2 Birmingham
2022-02-19 Stoke City 2–2 Birmingham
2021-08-14 Birmingham 0–0 Stoke City

League standing · 2025/26

Stoke City#17 pos55 pts46 pl-5 GD

Birmingham#10 pos64 pts46 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Stoke City scored1.11

Birmingham scored1.24

Stoke City conceded1.22

Birmingham conceded1.22

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What is the head-to-head record between Stoke City and Birmingham?: In their last 6 meetings, Stoke City won 1, Birmingham won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Stoke City and Birmingham?: Recent form — Stoke City 2W 1D 2L; Birmingham 3W 0D 2L.

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