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Birmingham vs Bristol City Prediction— England - Championship

Matchday 2 ·Saturday, August 22, 2026, 11:30

Birmingham logo
Birmingham
PPG 1.77 · HOME
LAST 5
DDWD ·
2 – 2
FULL TIME
Bristol City logo
Bristol City
PPG 1.40 · AWAY
LAST 5
LDWW ·

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-010.3%0-19.0%0-23.9%0-31.1%0-4+0.3%1 1-014.5%1-112.6%1-25.5%1-31.6%1-4+0.4%2 2-010.1%2-18.8%2-23.8%2-31.1%2-4+0.3%3 3-04.7%3-14.1%3-21.8%3-30.5%3-4+0.1%4+ 4+-02.3%4+-12.0%4+-20.9%4+-30.2%4+-4+0.1%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 45.4% 54.3% 1.84 -16.5%
Draw 31.9% 28.2% 3.55 +13.2%
Away win 22.7% 24.4% 4.10 -4.2%
Over 2.5 42.7% 55.6% 1.80 -23.1%
Over 3.5 23.4% 33.9% 2.95 -18.6%
BTTS 47.6% 58.8% 1.70 -19.1%
Home O1.5 39.7% 55.6% 1.80 -28.5%
Away O1.5 22.8% 33.3% 3.00 -19.0%

League track record

Based on 71 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 47%
O2.5 56%
BTTS 52%
Score Hit 51%
ROI -10.2%
Bet Hit 53%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 0 32%CONFIDENCE
✘ MISS — FT 2-2
xG (home)1.4 xG (away)0.9 BTTS prob47.6%

H 45% / xG 1.4-0.9 / U2.5 43% / NoBTTS 48%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 12.6%
#2 0–0 10.3%
#3 1–0 14.5%
#4 2–0 10.1%
#5 2–1 8.8%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Birmingham1.4
Bristol City0.9

COMBINED 2.3 xG → O2.5 PROB 42.7% · O3.5 PROB 23.4%

Form & verdict PPG

BIRMINGHAM · PPG 1.77

BRISTOL CITY · PPG 1.40

✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
75%
MODERATE_HOME

xG gap +0.53 - moderate Home edge

Win probability 1X2

Birmingham (H) 45.4%
ODDS 1.84 · IMPLIED 54.3% EV -16.5%
Draw 31.9%
ODDS 3.55 · IMPLIED 28.2% EV +13.2%
Bristol City (A) 22.7%
ODDS 4.10 · IMPLIED 24.4% EV -4.2%

Season Statistics average per match · 3 matches · 2026

Birmingham ▾ lower is better Bristol City

Attack

9.3
Shots
10.3
2.7
Shots on target
3.0
4.3
Shots off target
5.0
2.3
Blocked shots
2.3
6.7
Shots inside box
6.7
2.7
Shots outside box
3.7
28.6%
Shooting accuracy
29.0%
50.0%
Goals per shot on target
44.4%
1.33
Goals
1.33
1.53
xG for
0.85

Defence

8.7
Shots faced
15.3
3.7
Shots on target faced
2.0
1.00
Goals conceded
1.67
1.05
xG against
2.25
2.7
Goalkeeper saves
1.3

Control

53.0%
Possession
38.3%
382
Passes
280
272
Accurate passes
185
71.2%
Pass accuracy
66.1%
7.0
Corners
4.0
2.7
Corners faced
7.7
2.3
Offsides
1.0

Discipline

13.0
Fouls
11.7
1.3
Yellow cards
2.0
0.00
Red cards
0.33

Match Preview & Prediction

Birmingham face Bristol City in England - Championship on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Birmingham a 45% chance, the draw 32% and Bristol City 23%, so Birmingham are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.4 for Birmingham and 0.9 for Bristol City (2.3 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 43% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 48% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Birmingham are averaging 1.77 points per game versus 1.40 for Bristol City. This match finished 2-2.

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