Stockport County v Birmingham result

Full-time · Stockport County 1–1 Birmingham

League One · Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:00 GMT · Edgeley Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Stockport County 1–1 Birmingham — this League One match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Stockport County and Birmingham drew 1–1 at Edgeley Park in League One on Wednesday 1 January.

The goals

Birmingham led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Birmingham: Alfie May (5’, assisted by Willum Willumsson); Stockport County: Macauley Southam-Hales (78’, assisted by Ryan Rydel).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Stockport County 0.00, Birmingham 0.00, from 17 shots to 6 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

P. Howard showed three yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Stockport County: Macauley Southam-Hales (90+1’) and Lewis Fiorini (90+4’); Birmingham: T. Gardner-Hickman (34’).

What it changes

Stockport County are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Birmingham are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ethan Pye (Stockport County) 7.6, Macauley Southam-Hales (Stockport County) 5.4 and Alfie May (Birmingham) 4.9 led the match.

Next up

Stockport County next travel to Notts County 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 Stockport County: Notts County v Stockport County, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Stockport County 1–1 Birmingham · League One
Venue: Edgeley Park · Stockport, Greater Manchester
Referee: P. Howard
Head-to-head (last 1): Stockport County 0 · draws 0 · Birmingham 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Stockport County 2W 1D 2L · Birmingham 4W 1D 0L

Stockport County 1–1 Birmingham (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

1.5 / 1.63

Goals

against 1 / 0.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.83 / 6

Corners

against 2.5 / 2.2 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.33 / 4.4

Shots on target

against 1.67 / 2.4 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.33 / 1.8

Cards

against 3 / 2.8 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.25 yellows

Referee · P. Howard

1.63 home / 1.63 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 December 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Stockport County for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.83 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.33 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.4 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 13.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9.2 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: P. Howard — 3.25 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 23.38 fouls over 8 matches (1.63 to the home side, 1.63 to the away side).

Home 1.63Away 1.63

Stockport County

Stockport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. 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
K. Wootton n 8	82.1	2.2 8/5	1.4 6/3	—
I. Touray n 8	74.3	1.8 6/3	0.3 2/0	—
K. Knoyle n 8	63.5	1.8 4/3	1.2 4/3	—
W. Collar n 8	77.6	1.7 6/4	1.4 7/3	J. Stansfield
C. Camps n 8	63.6	1.6 6/2	2.7 8/6	—

Stockport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Barry n 8	82.4	3.4 8/7	2.2 6/5
O. Bailey n 8	33.8	1.7 4/1	1.3 4/0
K. Wootton n 8	82.1	1.4 7/3	0.7 5/0
F. Horsfall n 8	80.5	1.3 3/3	0.6 3/1
C. Camps n 8	63.6	1.2 3/2	0.5 3/0

Stockport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Barry n 8	82.4	0.7 4/1	0.3 1/1
O. Bailey n 8	33.8	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
K. Knoyle n 8	63.5	0 0/0	0.4 1/1
I. Olaofe n 8	28.6	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
L. Bate n 8	80.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Stockport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Norwood n 8	52.3	3.7 5/4
T. Adaramola n 8	54.8	2.7 5/4
C. Camps n 8	63.6	2.5 6/3
I. Touray n 8	74.3	2.4 6/6
M. Southam-Hales n 8	73.6	2.4 8/5

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. 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. Jutkiewicz n 8	21.3	2.1 4/0	1.6 3/0	—
E. Laird n 8	56.4	2 7/2	2.4 5/3	—
J. Stansfield n 8	80.9	1.7 5/3	0.4 3/0	W. Collar
T. Gardner-Hickman n 8	38	1.5 4/1	0.6 2/0	—
K. Bielik n 8	88.5	1.3 5/2	0.9 4/2	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	21.3	3.2 2/2	2.1 2/1
J. Stansfield n 8	80.9	2.6 8/7	2.1 8/6
L. Dykes n 8	38.6	1.7 2/2	0.6 2/0
T. Iwata n 8	90	1.4 6/3	0.6 4/1
E. Hansson n 8	42.9	1.3 5/0	0.8 3/0

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. 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	80.9	1 6/1	0 0/0
A. May n 8	58.3	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
K. Anderson n 8	70.6	0 0/0	0.5 2/1
T. Iwata n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
E. Hansson n 8	42.9	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Harris n 8	22.1	3.6 5/1
M. Leonard n 8	26.5	3.4 4/3
K. Bielik n 8	88.5	2.4 8/4
K. Anderson n 8	70.6	2.1 6/4
E. Hansson n 8	42.9	1.8 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Stockport County		Birmingham
53%	Possession	47%
17	Shots	6
5	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	2
6	Blocked shots	1
13	Shots inside the box	4
9	Corners	3
2	Offsides	2
14	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
390	Passes	370
72%	Pass accuracy	68%

Stockport County player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Hinchliffe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Connolly	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
E. Pye	90	0	0	1	1	0	5	0	7.5
M. Southam-Hales	90	1	0	2	1	3	0	Y	7.7
W. Collar	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.3
K. Wootton	90	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	6.9
O. Bailey	87	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.9
I. Touray	71	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Diamond	71	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.9
O. Norwood	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
J. Mingi	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. Knoyle sub	56	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Camps sub	45	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	7.3
R. Rydel sub	19	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.5
J. Stretton sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Fiorini sub	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.9

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Allsop	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Bielik	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
C. Klarer	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
B. Davies	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
T. Iwata	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Paik Seung-Ho	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
A. Cochrane	86	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Stansfield	86	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
T. Gardner-Hickman	66	0	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.3
A. May	66	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7
W. Willumsson	65	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	7.2
M. Leonard sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
S. Wright sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Dykes sub	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
E. Laird sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Harris sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	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 Stockport County v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Stockport CountyWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

BirminghamWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Stockport County 0 · 0 draws · Birmingham 1 · 2 goals/game

2024-12-04 Birmingham 2–0 Stockport County

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Stockport County#3 pos87 pts46 pl+30 GD

Birmingham#1 pos111 pts46 pl+53 GD

Goals per game

Stockport County scored1.57

Birmingham scored1.83

Stockport County conceded0.91

Birmingham conceded0.67

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What is the head-to-head record between Stockport County and Birmingham?: In their last 1 meetings, Stockport County won 0, Birmingham won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Stockport County and Birmingham?: Recent form — Stockport County 2W 1D 2L; Birmingham 4W 1D 0L.

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