EFL Cup 26/27, Round 2 · 25 Aug 2026

Birmingham City 1–6 Brentford

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Brentford favourites at 57%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christoph Klarer, 71.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Christoph Klarer +26.2, Kristoffer Lund +18.6, Seung Ho Paik +15.6.

Well below it: Ryan Allsop −29.8, Dango Ouattara −23.4, Callum Wilson −20.1.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Aug 2026	D 2–2	v Bristol City Championship
15 Aug 2026	D 0–0	at Sheffield United Championship
8 Aug 2026	W 1–0	at Swansea City EFL Cup
2 May 2026	D 1–1	at Portsmouth Championship
25 Apr 2026	W 2–1	v Bristol City Championship

22 Aug 2026	W 3–0	v Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
24 May 2026	D 1–1	at Liverpool FC Premier League
17 May 2026	D 2–2	v Crystal Palace Premier League
9 May 2026	L 0–3	at Manchester City Premier League
2 May 2026	W 3–0	v West Ham United Premier League

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christoph Klarer Defender	90	0	0	–	71.8	+26.2
Kristoffer Lund Defender	61	0	0	–	59.5	+18.6
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder	83	0	1	–	50.0	+15.6
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	29	0	0	–	48.7	–
Dael Fry Defender	90	0	0	–	47.7	+2.7
Kanya Fujimoto Midfielder	61	0	0	–	44.1	–
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	8	0	0	–	43.2	–
Demarai Gray Midfielder	75	1	0	–	42.8	+10.1
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender	90	0	0	–	42.3	+14.1
Jhon Solís Midfielder	90	0	0	–	41.7	+4.0
Alex Cochrane Defender	29	0	0	–	41.4	–
August Priske Forward	29	0	0	–	38.3	–
Carlos Vicente Midfielder	90	0	0	–	32.4	+1.3
Luis Vázquez Forward	61	0	0	–	31.4	−11.7
Phil Neumann Defender	15	0	0	–	30.0	–
Ryan Allsop Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	17.3	−29.8

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Mamadou Sangare Midfielder	45	0	1	–	70.3	+15.1
Nathan Collins Defender	90	2	0	–	62.6	+7.6
Yehor Yarmoliuk Midfielder	45	0	1	–	58.9	+9.4
Jannik Schuster Defender	90	0	0	–	58.6	+12.9
Jaidon Anthony Midfielder	90	0	3	–	57.7	+7.5
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder	90	1	0	–	57.3	−1.2
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder	71	0	0	–	47.7	−10.4
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender	19	0	0	–	46.8	–
Michael Kayode Defender	19	0	0	–	46.7	–
Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.7	–
Igor Thiago Forward	28	1	0	–	40.0	–
Aaron Hickey Defender	90	1	0	–	39.4	−6.9
Kevin Schade Midfielder	45	0	0	–	33.6	−10.8
Rico Henry Defender	71	0	0	–	33.1	−9.3
Dango Ouattara Midfielder	45	0	0	–	28.7	−23.4
Callum Wilson Forward	62	1	0	–	25.1	−20.1