EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Second Round

Aug 24, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
0 - 2
Fulham

FT(HT: 0-1)

Stansfield (26'), Robinson (90+2')
Bryan (50'), Hector (56')

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Fulham manager Marco Silva pictured on August 8, 2021

Marco Silva keen to instil winning mentality throughout entire squad

The win was Fulham's fourth in a row and continued the unbeaten start for the Sky Bet Championship leaders.

Aug 24, 22:02

The Match

Match Report

The 18-year-old forward was making only his third senior appearance.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Birmingham City and Fulham, 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 Fulham win with a probability of 50.25%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 23.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Fulham win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.96%) and 1-2 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.35%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 1-0 (8.36%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Fulham would win this match.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Fulham
23.4%	26.35%	50.25%

Both teams to score 46.35%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.91%

57.09%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.03%

77.97%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.04%

39.96%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.38%

76.62%

Fulham Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.19%

22.81%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.48%

56.52%

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 23.4%

Fulham 50.25%

Draw 26.34%

Birmingham City	Draw	Fulham
1-0 @ 8.36% 2-1 @ 5.67% 2-0 @ 3.83% 3-1 @ 1.73% 3-2 @ 1.28% 3-0 @ 1.17% Other @ 1.35% Total : 23.4%	1-1 @ 12.35% 0-0 @ 9.11% 2-2 @ 4.19% Other @ 0.69% Total : 26.34%	0-1 @ 13.47% 0-2 @ 9.96% 1-2 @ 9.13% 0-3 @ 4.91% 1-3 @ 4.5% 2-3 @ 2.06% 0-4 @ 1.81% 1-4 @ 1.66% Other @ 2.75% Total : 50.25%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Fulham

Birmingham City

18.6%

Draw

9.7%

Fulham

71.7%