Championship 25/26 · 4 Jan 2026

Birmingham City 3–2 Coventry City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Birmingham City favourites at 47%.

Birmingham City won a close one on the chances: 1.2 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Matt Grimes, 60.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Marvin Ducksch +17.8, Matt Grimes +16.1, Josh Eccles +10.3.

Well below it: Carl Rushworth −20.8, Bobby Thomas −11.8, Seung Ho Paik −9.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

1 Jan 2026	L 0–3	at Watford Championship
29 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Southampton Championship
26 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Derby County Championship
20 Dec 2025	L 0–3	at Sheffield United Championship
13 Dec 2025	D 1–1	v Charlton Athletic Championship

1 Jan 2026	D 1–1	at Charlton Athletic Championship
29 Dec 2025	L 0–2	v Ipswich Town Championship
26 Dec 2025	W 1–0	v Swansea City Championship
20 Dec 2025	D 1–1	at Southampton Championship
13 Dec 2025	W 1–0	v Bristol City Championship

27 Sep 2025	Coventry City 3–0 Birmingham City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Kanya Fujimoto Midfielder	1	0	0	–	100.0	–
Marvin Ducksch Forward	72	2	0	0.48	58.0	+17.8
James Beadle Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.3	−3.1
Patrick Roberts Midfielder	72	0	2	–	42.3	+3.7
Lewis Koumas Forward	65	1	0	0.46	41.0	+6.6
Phil Neumann Defender	90	0	0	–	40.7	−2.7
Jack Robinson Defender	90	0	0	–	39.7	−8.0
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	89	0	0	0.12	34.1	−0.6
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder	90	0	0	–	33.2	−9.5
Kai Wagner Defender	71	0	1	0.02	32.5	–
Tommy Doyle Midfielder	90	0	0	–	32.3	−9.2
Kyogo Furuhashi Forward	18	0	0	0.04	30.2	–
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	27.5	−8.5
Alfons Sampsted Defender	19	0	0	–	23.2	–
Willum Thor Willumsson Midfielder	18	0	0	–	18.1	–
Eiran Cashin Defender	25	0	0	–	10.5	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Matt Grimes Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	60.7	+16.1
Josh Eccles Midfielder	89	1	0	0.07	52.6	+10.3
Liam Kitching Defender	90	0	0	0.28	49.7	−1.6
Haji Wright Forward	23	0	0	0.06	49.4	–
Ellis Simms Forward	90	1	0	0.63	49.0	−2.8
Jay DaSilva Defender	90	0	0	–	43.6	−0.6
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto Midfielder	67	0	0	–	43.4	+1.5
Jack Rudoni Midfielder	90	0	1	0.03	39.9	+0.4
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder	90	0	1	0.18	38.2	−5.4
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	34.5	−20.8
Bobby Thomas Defender	90	0	0	–	33.2	−11.8
Kai Andrews Midfielder	11	0	0	–	30.4	–
Milan van Ewijk Defender	90	0	0	0.03	25.3	−0.7