Birmingham vs Coventry

Final score: Birmingham 3-2 Coventry in the Championship, January 4, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 2 wins for Birmingham, 4 draws, 4 wins for Coventry.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 26
Venue: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham
Form: WDDLW Birmingham
: LWLLL Coventry

6' M. Ducksch · K. Wagner 1-0
8' 1-1 J. Eccles · E. Mason-Clark
17' L. Koumas · P. Roberts 2-1
36' Marvin Ducksch
HT2-1
51' Kai Wagner
60' 2-2 E. Simms · J. Rudoni
63' M. Ducksch · P. Roberts 3-2
65' ▲ E. Cashin ▼ L. Koumas
67' ▲ H. Wright ▼ T. Sakamoto
71' ▲ A. Sampsted ▼ K. Wagner
72' ▲ W. T. Willumsson ▼ P. Roberts
72' ▲ K. Furuhashi ▼ M. Ducksch
86' Josh Eccles
88' James Beadle
89' ▲ K. Andrews ▼ J. Eccles
90'+5 Bobby Thomas
90'+3 ▲ K. Fujimoto ▼ J. Stansfield
FT3-2

Line-ups

Birmingham Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Chris Davies

25J. Beadle 6.5
24T. Iwata 6.3
5P. Neumann 6.6
6J. Robinson 6.6
31K. Wagner ⇢ ▼ 71' 6.2
7T. Doyle 6.3
8Paik Seung-Ho 6.7
16P. Roberts ⇢2 ▼ 72' 7.7
28J. Stansfield ▼ 90' 6.6
30L. Koumas ⚽ ▼ 65' 7.3
33M. Ducksch ⚽2 ▼ 72' 8.3

Substitutes 9

21R. Allsop
23A. Sampsted ▲ 71' 6.7
41E. Cashin ▲ 65' 6.6
40M. Mazwi
42D. Isichei
18W. T. Willumsson ▲ 72' 6.3
27K. Fujimoto ▲ 90'
11S. Wright
9K. Furuhashi ▲ 72' 6.2

Coventry Formation: 4-1-4-1 · Coach: Frank Lampard

19C. Rushworth 6.0
27M. van Ewijk 5.9
4B. Thomas 6.2
15L. Kitching 6.3
3J. Dasilva 6.2
6M. Grimes 7.2
7T. Sakamoto ▼ 67' 6.9
28J. Eccles ⚽ ▼ 89' 7.9
5J. Rudoni ⇢ 6.5
10E. Mason-Clark ⇢ 6.2
9E. Simms ⚽ 7.7

Substitutes 9

13B. Wilson
11H. Wright ▲ 67' 6.9
21J. Bidwell
22J. Latibeaudiere
26L. Woolfenden
33M. Brau
41C. Perry
50G. Shepherd
54K. Andrews ▲ 89' 6.6

Statistics

03⚑2

⚑611

24%Possession76%

9Shots17

4Shots on target6

2Shots off target9

6Shots inside box11

3Shots outside box6

3Blocked shots2

2Corners6

4Offsides2

13Fouls8

3Yellow cards1

0Red cards1

4Saves1

-1.05Goals prevented-1.05

170Passes514

83Accurate passes428

49%Pass accuracy83%

1.27Expected goals (xG)1.33

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0