Birmingham v Wigan result

Full-time · Birmingham 2–1 Wigan

League One · · St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

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Birmingham 2–1 Wigan — Birmingham won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Birmingham beat Wigan 2–1 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park in League One on Saturday 31 August. It is Birmingham’s first win over Wigan since 22 December 2018, after five meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Birmingham led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Birmingham: Alfie May (18’, assisted by Willum Willumsson) and Scott Wright (90’, assisted by Christoph Klarer); Wigan: Thelo Aasgaard (66’, assisted by Matthew Smith).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Birmingham 0.00, Wigan 0.00, from 16 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Wigan: Sam Tickle (69’), Jason Kerr (82’) and Callum Henry McManaman (90+3’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Christoph Klarer (Birmingham) 7.6, Thelo Aasgaard (Wigan) 7.5 and Matthew Smith (Wigan) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Birmingham next travel to Cardiff on 24 October 2026.

Wigan next travel to Oxford United on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Wigan: Oxford United v Wigan, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

  • Result: Birmingham 2–1 Wigan · League One
  • Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham
  • Referee: S. Gill
  • Head-to-head (last 6): Birmingham 1 · draws 2 · Wigan 3 · 2.33 goals/game
  • Recent form: Birmingham 3W 1D 1L · Wigan 2W 1D 2L

Birmingham 2–1 Wigan (League One): 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.25
Goals
against 0.88 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
6.67 / 4.75
Corners
against 4.33 / 5.63 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5
over 6 matches
4 / 3.5
Shots on target
against 2.5 / 4.63 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5
over 6 matches
2.5 / 1.75
Cards
against 2 / 2 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5
over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 August 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 August 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per gameBirmingham for / againstLineWigan for / against
Goals scored
1.13 for · 0.88 against n 8
2.5standard
1.25 for · 1 against n 8
Corners won
6.67 for · 4.33 against n 6
9.5standard
4.75 for · 5.63 against n 8
Shots
12.5 for · 9.17 against n 6
19.5standard
10.13 for · 14.88 against n 8
Shots on target
4 for · 2.5 against n 6
8.5standard
3.5 for · 4.63 against n 8
Fouls committed
12.83 for · 14.17 against n 6
21.5standard
11.38 for · 13.5 against n 8
Cards shown
2.5 for · 2 against n 6
3.5standard
1.75 for · 2 against n 8
Birmingham
Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
L. Jutkiewicz n 819.4
2.34/0
1.22/0
—
K. Bielik n 880.1
2.26/5
0.83/3
W. Aimson
J. Stansfield n 874.5
27/5
0.63/1
—
B. Khela n 822.5
24/0
2.53/1
—
E. Laird n 884.4
1.96/5
3.28/6
W. Aimson
Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
L. Jutkiewicz n 819.4
4.13/2
2.32/1
W. Willumsson n 860.6
2.46/5
1.35/2
T. Roberts n 847.9
2.37/3
0.93/1
A. May n 861.8
27/3
1.35/2
K. Miyoshi n 852.4
1.96/3
1.34/2
Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
L. Harris n 873.3
0.53/0
0.21/0
A. May n 861.8
0.53/0
0.21/0
J. Stansfield n 874.5
0.53/0
00/0
K. Anderson n 869
0.21/0
0.32/0
B. Khela n 822.5
0.51/0
00/0
Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
L. Buchanan n 887.5
2.16/5
I. Sunjic n 868.3
26/3
K. Anderson n 869
1.85/3
M. Leonard n 881.5
1.77/4
K. Miyoshi n 852.4
1.74/2
Wigan
Wigan — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
Silko Amari Otieno Thomas n 353.3
4.52/2
1.12/0
—
C. Sze n 831.4
3.26/3
2.24/1
—
J. Hugill n 862.6
26/4
1.35/2
—
W. Aimson n 887.9
1.96/4
1.56/3
E. Laird
S. Smith n 836.1
1.94/1
1.24/0
—
Wigan — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
C. Kelman n 857
2.46/3
1.85/2
J. Smith n 852
1.96/3
0.93/1
Jordan Jones n 853.9
1.35/1
0.42/0
T. Aasgaard n 884.3
1.26/3
0.53/1
J. Hugill n 862.6
1.14/2
0.42/0
Wigan — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
J. Magennis n 860.4
0.42/0
0.21/0
J. Smith n 852
0.42/0
0.21/0
C. Kelman n 857
0.42/0
00/0
T. Aasgaard n 884.3
0.11/0
0.11/0
L. Chambers n 881.5
0.11/0
0.11/0
Wigan — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
Silko Amari Otieno Thomas n 353.3
2.83/2
S. Smith n 836.1
2.86/2
W. Aimson n 887.9
2.47/5
L. Chambers n 881.5
2.37/6
M. Smith n 878.3
2.37/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
BirminghamWigan
66%Possession34%
16Shots11
8Shots on target5
4Shots off target3
4Blocked shots3
8Shots inside the box8
7Corners3
1Offsides0
8Fouls22
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
4Saves6
663Passes334
86%Pass accuracy74%

Birmingham player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
B. Peacock-Farrell9000000006.7
C. Klarer9001102108.2
K. Bielik9000100207.7
A. Cochrane9000001007.3
Paik Seung-Ho9000112207.3
W. Willumsson9001222207.5
E. Hansson7400222007.5
A. May7410110007.2
T. Gardner-Hickman6100000107
L. Harris5200001006.6
E. Laird5100000106.7
A. Sampsted sub3900000106.6
S. Wright sub3810210007.2
M. Leonard sub2900000106.9
L. Dykes sub1600000106.6
A. Yokoyama sub1600210007

Wigan player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
S. Tickle90000000Y7.2
J. Kerr90000010Y7.2
W. Aimson9000110507.2
L. Chambers9000002306.9
Silko Amari Otieno Thomas9000000206
T. Aasgaard9010331107.5
M. Smith7001202307.9
D. Rankine7000213307.3
B. Adeeko6100000106.5
J. Hugill6000000006.5
J. Carragher4500000106.5
S. Sessegnon sub3400000106.6
D. Taylor sub3000001106.7
J. Weir sub2900000006.3
S. Smith sub2000000206.3
Callum Henry McManaman sub20000000Y6.3

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

Recent form
BirminghamDWWWL
Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game
WiganWLDLW
Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 6
Birmingham 1 · 2 draws · Wigan 3 · 2.33 goals/game
  • 2023-03-04 Wigan 1–1 Birmingham
  • 2022-08-20 Birmingham 0–1 Wigan
  • 2020-01-01 Birmingham 2–3 Wigan
  • 2019-10-01 Wigan 1–0 Birmingham
  • 2019-04-27 Birmingham 1–1 Wigan
  • 2018-12-22 Wigan 0–3 Birmingham
League standing · 2024/25
Last recorded position — not updated during the season.
Birmingham#1 pos111 pts46 pl+53 GD
Wigan#15 pos56 pts46 pl-2 GD
Goals per game
Birmingham scored1.83
Wigan scored0.87
Birmingham conceded0.67
Wigan conceded0.91

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Frequently asked questions

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

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