Birmingham 3–2 Coventry – England Championship, 4 Jan 2026

Match facts

Birmingham Coventry

9 Shots 17

4 Shots on target 6

2 Corners 6

13 Fouls 8

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 1

Our pre-match prediction

✗ Result missed ✓ Goals correct ✓ BTTS correct Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (298 league matches this season so far).

Result Coventry to win

Goals Over 2.5

Both teams score Yes fair 1.63

Expected goals 1.45 – 1.62

Home / Draw / Away

34% 24% 42%

BirminghamDrawCoventry

Under / Over 2.5 goals

41% 59%

Under 2.5Over 2.5

Both teams to score

39% 61%

NoYes

Total goals in the match

5% 0

14% 1

22% 2

22% 3

17% 4

20% 5+

Most likely scores

1–1 10.9% 1–2 8.8% 2–1 7.9%

Statistics 2025/2026, before this match

Birmingham before this match, all matches

1.24points / match

1.28scored / match

1.36conceded / match

8 7 10

WonDrawnLost 25 played · 32:34

Coventry before this match, all matches

2.08points / match

2.20scored / match

1.04conceded / match

15 7 3

WonDrawnLost 25 played · 55:26

Birmingham all matches all matches Coventry

Per match

1.28 Goals scored 2.20

1.36 Goals conceded 1.04

2.64 Total goals 3.24

14.16 Shots 17.32

3.76 Shots on target 5.88

10.24 Shots faced 11.84

5.40 Corners 5.36

4.24 Corners against 5.28

11.40 Fouls 9.80

2.00 Yellow cards 1.64

0.56 1st-half goals scored 1.08

0.80 1st-half goals conceded 0.40

How often Full Time

32% Wins 60%

28% Draws 28%

40% Losses 12%

100% Over 0.5 goals 92%

80% Over 1.5 goals 80%

52% Over 2.5 goals 56%

24% Over 3.5 goals 44%

8% Over 4.5 goals 24%

0% Over 5.5 goals 12%

56% Both teams scored 56%

20% Clean sheets 36%

24% Failed to score 16%

How often Half Time

28% Wins 52%

20% Draws 32%

52% Losses 16%

84% Over 0.5 goals 72%

36% Over 1.5 goals 32%

12% Over 2.5 goals 32%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Birmingham all matches

4

1

W

1

D

2

1

W

1

3

L

1

2

L

1

D

3

L

1

D

1

D

3

L

Coventry all matches

3

2

W

4

2

W

3

1

W

3

L

1

D

1

W

1

D

1

W

2

L

1

D

Birmingham before this match, at home

1.92points / match

2.00scored / match

0.92conceded / match

6 5 1

WonDrawnLost 12 played · 24:11

Coventry before this match, away

1.77points / match

2.15scored / match

1.31conceded / match

6 5 2

WonDrawnLost 13 played · 28:17

Birmingham at home away Coventry

Per match

2.00 Goals scored 2.15

0.92 Goals conceded 1.31

2.92 Total goals 3.46

19.00 Shots 16.46

5.50 Shots on target 6.00

8.50 Shots faced 13.00

6.25 Corners 4.77

4.08 Corners against 5.69

11.17 Fouls 9.77

2.00 Yellow cards 1.77

1.00 1st-half goals scored 1.08

0.42 1st-half goals conceded 0.38

How often Full Time

50% Wins 46%

42% Draws 38%

8% Losses 15%

100% Over 0.5 goals 92%

83% Over 1.5 goals 85%

50% Over 2.5 goals 62%

42% Over 3.5 goals 46%

17% Over 4.5 goals 31%

0% Over 5.5 goals 15%

67% Both teams scored 62%

33% Clean sheets 31%

0% Failed to score 15%

How often Half Time

50% Wins 62%

33% Draws 31%

17% Losses 8%

75% Over 0.5 goals 77%

42% Over 1.5 goals 31%

17% Over 2.5 goals 31%

Goals in the last 10 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left)

Birmingham at home

1

W

2

D

2

3

L

4

W

4

W

4

1

W

2

1

W

1

D

1

D

1

D

Coventry away

4

W

5

W

2

1

W

2

3

L

1

W

4

2

W

3

L

1

D

1

D

1

D

Last 10 matches before this match

Birmingham all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
01.01.26	Watford – Birmingham	3–0 (2–0)	2.30	3.25	2.95	2.00	1.80
29.12.25	Birmingham – Southampton	1–1 (0–0)	2.30	3.40	2.85	1.80	2.00
26.12.25	Birmingham – Derby	1–1 (0–1)	1.86	3.40	4.20	2.10	1.73
20.12.25	Sheffield United – Birmingham	3–0 (2–0)	2.25	3.50	2.95	1.93	1.93
13.12.25	Birmingham – Charlton	1–1 (1–0)	1.53	4.00	5.75	2.00	1.80
09.12.25	QPR – Birmingham	2–1 (1–0)	2.85	3.30	2.35	1.98	1.88
06.12.25	Southampton – Birmingham	3–1 (2–0)	2.25	3.50	2.85	1.93	1.93
01.12.25	Birmingham – Watford	2–1 (2–0)	1.79	3.60	4.33	2.10	1.73
26.11.25	West Brom – Birmingham	1–1 (1–0)	2.65	3.05	2.65	2.38	1.57
22.11.25	Birmingham – Norwich	4–1 (3–1)	1.62	3.70	5.00	1.90	1.95

Coventry all matches

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
01.01.26	Charlton – Coventry	1–1 (0–1)	3.90	3.50	1.86	1.93	1.93
29.12.25	Coventry – Ipswich	0–2 (0–0)	2.30	3.25	2.95	1.93	1.93
26.12.25	Coventry – Swansea	1–0 (1–0)	1.51	3.90	6.00	1.73	2.10
20.12.25	Southampton – Coventry	1–1 (0–1)	2.40	3.70	2.57	1.62	2.30
13.12.25	Coventry – Bristol City	1–0 (0–0)	1.66	3.75	4.75	1.67	2.20
09.12.25	Preston – Coventry	1–1 (0–0)	3.75	3.70	1.86	1.80	2.00
06.12.25	Ipswich – Coventry	3–0 (1–0)	2.20	3.50	2.95	1.73	2.10
29.11.25	Coventry – Charlton	3–1 (2–1)	1.42	4.20	7.50	1.80	2.00
25.11.25	Middlesbrough – Coventry	2–4 (1–2)	2.57	3.40	2.55	1.93	1.93
22.11.25	Coventry – West Brom	3–2 (1–2)	1.71	3.50	4.75	1.93	1.93

Birmingham at home

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
29.12.25	Birmingham – Southampton	1–1 (0–0)	2.30	3.40	2.85	1.80	2.00
26.12.25	Birmingham – Derby	1–1 (0–1)	1.86	3.40	4.20	2.10	1.73
13.12.25	Birmingham – Charlton	1–1 (1–0)	1.53	4.00	5.75	2.00	1.80
01.12.25	Birmingham – Watford	2–1 (2–0)	1.79	3.60	4.33	2.10	1.73
22.11.25	Birmingham – Norwich	4–1 (3–1)	1.62	3.70	5.00	1.90	1.95
04.11.25	Birmingham – Millwall	4–0 (2–0)	1.81	3.40	4.20	2.20	1.67
01.11.25	Birmingham – Portsmouth	4–0 (1–0)	1.76	3.60	4.50	2.10	1.73
18.10.25	Birmingham – Hull	2–3 (1–2)	1.71	3.75	4.50	2.03	1.83
30.09.25	Birmingham – Sheffield Weds	2–2 (1–1)	1.45	4.00	7.50	1.93	1.93
20.09.25	Birmingham – Swansea	1–0 (0–0)	1.81	3.30	4.50	2.38	1.57

Coventry away

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
01.01.26	Charlton – Coventry	1–1 (0–1)	3.90	3.50	1.86	1.93	1.93
20.12.25	Southampton – Coventry	1–1 (0–1)	2.40	3.70	2.57	1.62	2.30
09.12.25	Preston – Coventry	1–1 (0–0)	3.75	3.70	1.86	1.80	2.00
06.12.25	Ipswich – Coventry	3–0 (1–0)	2.20	3.50	2.95	1.73	2.10
25.11.25	Middlesbrough – Coventry	2–4 (1–2)	2.57	3.40	2.55	1.93	1.93
08.11.25	Stoke – Coventry	0–1 (0–0)	2.82	3.60	2.25	1.80	2.00
31.10.25	Wrexham – Coventry	3–2 (0–1)	3.90	3.40	1.91	2.05	1.80
21.10.25	Portsmouth – Coventry	1–2 (0–1)	4.00	3.60	1.79	1.80	2.00
04.10.25	Sheffield Weds – Coventry	0–5 (0–3)	5.50	4.50	1.46	1.62	2.30
01.10.25	Millwall – Coventry	0–4 (0–1)	3.00	3.30	2.30	1.93	1.93

Score badge: green win, amber draw, red loss for the team named above. Half-time score in brackets. Bold odds = the outcome that happened. A league code next to the date means the match was played in another league.

Head-to-head since 2021/2022, before this match

1 2 4

Birmingham winsDrawsCoventry wins

7matches

2.29goals / match

43%over 2.5

14%both scored

Date	Match	Score	1	X	2	O	U
27.09.25E1	Coventry – Birmingham	3–0 (1–0)	1.96	3.50	3.60	1.98	1.88
13.04.24E1	Birmingham – Coventry	3–0 (2–0)	3.10	3.40	2.25	1.80	2.00
08.12.23E1	Coventry – Birmingham	2–0 (1–0)	1.70	4.00	4.75	1.75	2.05
29.04.23E1	Coventry – Birmingham	2–0 (2–0)	1.50	4.33	6.50	1.93	1.93
17.09.22E1	Birmingham – Coventry	0–0 (0–0)	2.87	3.25	2.55	2.00	1.80
15.04.22E1	Birmingham – Coventry	2–4 (2–2)	3.10	3.50	2.20	2.02	1.83
23.11.21E1	Coventry – Birmingham	0–0 (0–0)	2.05	3.30	3.80	2.20	1.66

England Championship table 2025/2026, before this match

All matches – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	25	15	7	3	55	26	+29	52
2	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42	24	+18	44
3	Middlesbrough	25	12	7	6	33	26	+7	43
4	Watford	25	11	8	6	37	29	+8	41
5	Hull	25	12	5	8	40	38	+2	41
6	Preston	25	10	10	5	34	25	+9	40
7	Millwall	25	11	7	7	27	32	-5	40
8	Bristol City	25	11	6	8	38	27	+11	39
9	Stoke	25	11	4	10	30	23	+7	37
10	Wrexham	25	9	10	6	36	31	+5	37
11	Derby	25	9	8	8	34	33	+1	35
12	QPR	25	10	5	10	35	39	-4	35
13	Leicester	25	9	7	9	35	37	-2	34
14	Southampton	25	8	9	8	38	34	+4	33
15	Sheffield United	25	10	2	13	36	38	-2	32
16	Swansea	25	9	5	11	26	31	-5	32
17	Birmingham	25	8	7	10	32	34	-2	31
18	West Brom	25	9	4	12	28	33	-5	31
19	Charlton	24	7	7	10	23	30	-7	28
20	Blackburn	24	7	6	11	22	28	-6	27
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21	35	-14	25
22	Norwich	25	6	6	13	28	37	-9	24
23	Oxford	25	5	7	13	25	35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Weds	24	1	8	15	18	48	-30	11

Home – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	12	9	2	1	27	9	+18	29
2	Ipswich	13	8	4	1	24	11	+13	28
3	Watford	13	8	4	1	23	12	+11	28
4	Middlesbrough	12	7	3	2	16	11	+5	24
5	Birmingham	12	6	5	1	24	11	+13	23
6	Preston	13	6	5	2	19	12	+7	23
7	Wrexham	13	6	5	2	24	19	+5	23
8	Hull	13	7	2	4	19	19	0	23
9	Millwall	13	7	2	4	15	16	-1	23
10	West Brom	12	6	4	2	16	11	+5	22
11	Bristol City	13	6	3	4	23	13	+10	21
12	Swansea	13	6	3	4	16	16	0	21
13	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18	10	+8	20
14	Southampton	12	5	5	2	17	11	+6	20
15	QPR	12	6	2	4	21	17	+4	20
16	Leicester	12	5	4	3	17	14	+3	19
17	Charlton	11	5	3	3	13	12	+1	18
18	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	14	14	0	18
19	Sheffield United	12	5	2	5	18	13	+5	17
20	Derby	13	4	5	4	16	18	-2	17
21	Oxford	12	3	4	5	13	17	-4	13
22	Norwich	12	3	1	8	12	17	-5	10
23	Blackburn	12	2	3	7	11	18	-7	9
24	Sheffield Weds	13	0	4	9	7	29	-22	4

Away – league table
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	13	6	5	2	28	17	+11	23
2	Middlesbrough	13	5	4	4	17	15	+2	19
3	Derby	12	5	3	4	18	15	+3	18
4	Hull	12	5	3	4	21	19	+2	18
5	Bristol City	12	5	3	4	15	14	+1	18
6	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	11	10	+1	18
7	Preston	12	4	5	3	15	13	+2	17
8	Stoke	13	5	2	6	12	13	-1	17
9	Millwall	12	4	5	3	12	16	-4	17
10	Ipswich	12	4	4	4	18	13	+5	16
11	Leicester	13	4	3	6	18	23	-5	15
12	Sheffield United	13	5	0	8	18	25	-7	15
13	QPR	13	4	3	6	14	22	-8	15
14	Wrexham	12	3	5	4	12	12	0	14
15	Norwich	13	3	5	5	16	20	-4	14
16	Southampton	13	3	4	6	21	23	-2	13
17	Watford	12	3	4	5	14	17	-3	13
18	Swansea	12	3	2	7	10	15	-5	11
19	Charlton	13	2	4	7	10	18	-8	10
20	Oxford	13	2	3	8	12	18	-6	9
21	West Brom	13	3	0	10	12	22	-10	9
22	Birmingham	13	2	2	9	8	23	-15	8
23	Sheffield Weds	11	1	4	6	11	19	-8	7
24	Portsmouth	11	1	4	6	7	21	-14	7

Birmingham Coventry

Under / Over goals 2025/2026, before this match

All matches – Under/Over goals
#
1	5	Hull	25	9	16	1.6	1.5	12	5	8	40	38	41
2	12	QPR	25	9	16	1.4	1.6	10	5	10	35	39	35
3	13	Leicester	25	9	16	1.4	1.5	9	7	9	35	37	34
4	14	Southampton	25	9	16	1.5	1.4	8	9	8	38	34	33
5	15	Sheffield United	25	10	15	1.4	1.5	10	2	13	36	38	32
6	24	Sheffield Weds	24	9	15	0.8	2.0	1	8	15	18	48	11
7	1	Coventry	25	11	14	2.2	1.0	15	7	3	55	26	52
8	4	Watford	25	11	14	1.5	1.2	11	8	6	37	29	41
9	2	Ipswich	25	12	13	1.7	1.0	12	8	5	42	24	44
10	17	Birmingham	25	12	13	1.3	1.4	8	7	10	32	34	31
11	23	Oxford	25	12	13	1.0	1.4	5	7	13	25	35	22
12	3	Middlesbrough	25	13	12	1.3	1.0	12	7	6	33	26	43
13	8	Bristol City	25	13	12	1.5	1.1	11	6	8	38	27	39
14	11	Derby	25	13	12	1.4	1.3	9	8	8	34	33	35
15	18	West Brom	25	13	12	1.1	1.3	9	4	12	28	33	31
16	22	Norwich	25	13	12	1.1	1.5	6	6	13	28	37	24
17	6	Preston	25	14	11	1.4	1.0	10	10	5	34	25	40
18	7	Millwall	25	14	11	1.1	1.3	11	7	7	27	32	40
19	9	Stoke	25	14	11	1.2	0.9	11	4	10	30	23	37
20	16	Swansea	25	14	11	1.0	1.2	9	5	11	26	31	32
21	21	Portsmouth	24	13	11	0.9	1.5	6	7	11	21	35	25
22	10	Wrexham	25	15	10	1.4	1.2	9	10	6	36	31	37
23	19	Charlton	24	15	9	1.0	1.2	7	7	10	23	30	28
24	20	Blackburn	24	15	9	0.9	1.2	7	6	11	22	28	27

Home – Under/Over goals
#
1	12	QPR	12	3	9	1.8	1.4	6	2	4	21	17	20
2	2	Ipswich	13	5	8	1.8	0.8	8	4	1	24	11	28
3	4	Watford	13	5	8	1.8	0.9	8	4	1	23	12	28
4	24	Sheffield Weds	13	5	8	0.5	2.2	0	4	9	7	29	4
5	5	Hull	13	6	7	1.5	1.5	7	2	4	19	19	23
6	8	Bristol City	13	6	7	1.8	1.0	6	3	4	23	13	21
7	10	Wrexham	13	6	7	1.8	1.5	6	5	2	24	19	23
8	15	Sheffield United	12	5	7	1.5	1.1	5	2	5	18	13	17
9	23	Oxford	12	5	7	1.1	1.4	3	4	5	13	17	13
10	1	Coventry	12	6	6	2.2	0.8	9	2	1	27	9	29
11	3	Middlesbrough	12	6	6	1.3	0.9	7	3	2	16	11	24
12	6	Preston	13	7	6	1.5	0.9	6	5	2	19	12	23
13	7	Millwall	13	7	6	1.2	1.2	7	2	4	15	16	23
14	9	Stoke	12	6	6	1.5	0.8	6	2	4	18	10	20
15	13	Leicester	12	6	6	1.4	1.2	5	4	3	17	14	19
16	14	Southampton	12	6	6	1.4	0.9	5	5	2	17	11	20
17	16	Swansea	13	7	6	1.2	1.2	6	3	4	16	16	21
18	17	Birmingham	12	6	6	2.0	0.9	6	5	1	24	11	23
19	21	Portsmouth	13	7	6	1.1	1.1	5	3	5	14	14	18
20	22	Norwich	12	6	6	1.0	1.4	3	1	8	12	17	10
21	18	West Brom	12	7	5	1.3	0.9	6	4	2	16	11	22
22	20	Blackburn	12	7	5	0.9	1.5	2	3	7	11	18	9
23	11	Derby	13	9	4	1.2	1.4	4	5	4	16	18	17
24	19	Charlton	11	7	4	1.2	1.1	5	3	3	13	12	18

Away – Under/Over goals
#
1	13	Leicester	13	3	10	1.4	1.8	4	3	6	18	23	15
2	14	Southampton	13	3	10	1.6	1.8	3	4	6	21	23	13
3	5	Hull	12	3	9	1.8	1.6	5	3	4	21	19	18
4	1	Coventry	13	5	8	2.2	1.3	6	5	2	28	17	23
5	11	Derby	12	4	8	1.5	1.2	5	3	4	18	15	18
6	15	Sheffield United	13	5	8	1.4	1.9	5	0	8	18	25	15
7	12	QPR	13	6	7	1.1	1.7	4	3	6	14	22	15
8	17	Birmingham	13	6	7	0.6	1.8	2	2	9	8	23	8
9	18	West Brom	13	6	7	0.9	1.7	3	0	10	12	22	9
10	24	Sheffield Weds	11	4	7	1.0	1.7	1	4	6	11	19	7
11	3	Middlesbrough	13	7	6	1.3	1.2	5	4	4	17	15	19
12	4	Watford	12	6	6	1.2	1.4	3	4	5	14	17	13
13	22	Norwich	13	7	6	1.2	1.5	3	5	5	16	20	14
14	23	Oxford	13	7	6	0.9	1.4	2	3	8	12	18	9
15	2	Ipswich	12	7	5	1.5	1.1	4	4	4	18	13	16
16	6	Preston	12	7	5	1.2	1.1	4	5	3	15	13	17
17	7	Millwall	12	7	5	1.0	1.3	4	5	3	12	16	17
18	8	Bristol City	12	7	5	1.2	1.2	5	3	4	15	14	18
19	9	Stoke	13	8	5	0.9	1.0	5	2	6	12	13	17
20	16	Swansea	12	7	5	0.8	1.2	3	2	7	10	15	11
21	19	Charlton	13	8	5	0.8	1.4	2	4	7	10	18	10
22	21	Portsmouth	11	6	5	0.6	1.9	1	4	6	7	21	7
23	20	Blackburn	12	8	4	0.9	0.8	5	3	4	11	10	18
24	10	Wrexham	12	9	3	1.0	1.0	3	5	4	12	12	14

U / O = matches with fewer / more goals than the line (both teams' goals). BTTS = both teams to score: Yes when both teams scored, No when at least one didn't. Pos = position in the league table. Click a column heading to sort; click again to reverse.