Championship

Championship | Gameweek 45

May 1, 2021 at 3pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
0 - 4
Cardiff

Dean (84')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Wilson (9', 40', 86'), Harris (68')
Pack (61')

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The Match

Match Report

The on-loan forward also played a part in Mark Harris' goal.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Cardiff City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cardiff City win with a probability of 40.59%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 30.72% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cardiff City win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.06%) and 0-2 (7.92%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (10.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cardiff City would win this match.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Cardiff City
30.72%	28.69%	40.59%

Both teams to score 44.91%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

38.6%

61.39%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.71%

81.29%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.85%

36.15%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.07%

72.93%

Cardiff City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.33%

29.66%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.29%

65.71%

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 30.72%

Cardiff City 40.59%

Draw 28.69%

Birmingham City	Draw	Cardiff City
1-0 @ 10.91% 2-1 @ 6.75% 2-0 @ 5.55% 3-1 @ 2.29% 3-0 @ 1.88% 3-2 @ 1.39% Other @ 1.95% Total : 30.72%	1-1 @ 13.26% 0-0 @ 10.72% 2-2 @ 4.1% Other @ 0.61% Total : 28.69%	0-1 @ 13.03% 1-2 @ 8.06% 0-2 @ 7.92% 1-3 @ 3.26% 0-3 @ 3.21% 2-3 @ 1.66% 1-4 @ 0.99% 0-4 @ 0.97% Other @ 1.49% Total : 40.59%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Cardiff

Birmingham City

49.2%

Draw

33.8%

Cardiff City

16.9%