Championship 25/26 · 7 Feb 2026

Birmingham City 2–1 Leicester City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Birmingham City favourites at 64%.

Birmingham City won and made the better chances: 1.8 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christoph Klarer, 56.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Kai Wagner +17.3, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku +15.7.

Well below it: Carlos Vicente −14.5, Ibrahim Osman −8.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

31 Jan 2026	W 2–0	at Oxford United Championship
24 Jan 2026	D 1–1	v Stoke City Championship
20 Jan 2026	W 2–0	at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
17 Jan 2026	D 1–1	at Swansea City Championship
4 Jan 2026	W 3–2	v Coventry City Championship

31 Jan 2026	L 0–2	v Charlton Athletic Championship
24 Jan 2026	L 1–2	v Oxford United Championship
20 Jan 2026	D 1–1	at Wrexham Championship
17 Jan 2026	L 1–2	at Coventry City Championship
5 Jan 2026	W 2–1	v West Bromwich Albion Championship

29 Aug 2025	Leicester City 2–0 Birmingham City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christoph Klarer Defender	90	0	0	–	56.0	+8.0
Phil Neumann Defender	62	0	0	–	51.0	+7.9
Patrick Roberts Midfielder	28	0	0	0.03	47.0	–
James Beadle Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	45.1	−3.9
Kai Wagner Defender	90	0	0	–	41.0	+17.3
Carlos Vicente Midfielder	62	0	0	0.31	40.8	−14.5
Jhon Solís Midfielder	63	0	0	0.06	40.3	−2.0
August Priske Forward	15	0	0	0.05	38.9	–
Marvin Ducksch Forward	90	0	1	0.34	38.6	−2.0
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	75	1	0	0.49	36.9	+6.8
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	35.5	−1.5
Tommy Doyle Midfielder	27	0	0	0.03	32.2	–
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	90	0	0	0.15	31.3	−1.9
Ibrahim Osman Midfielder	90	1	0	0.35	30.9	−8.9
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender	28	0	0	–	18.5	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Divine Mukasa Midfielder	13	0	–	56.6	–
Jamaal Lascelles Defender	71	0	0.04	49.9	–
Asmir Begović Goalkeeper	90	0	–	47.1	+3.4
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Midfielder	77	1	0.18	46.8	+15.7
Jordan Ayew Forward	13	0	0.04	43.6	–
Olabade Aluko Defender	19	0	–	41.0	–
Oliver Skipp Midfielder	90	0	–	38.9	−1.0
Harry Winks Midfielder	45	0	–	37.5	−5.8
Ricardo Pereira Defender	90	0	–	37.1	+5.1
Joe Aribo Midfielder	77	0	–	36.9	–
Patson Daka Forward	77	0	–	36.1	−3.3
Benjamin Nelson Defender	90	0	–	35.2	−3.8
Stephy Mavididi Midfielder	45	0	0.03	34.0	+0.5
Dujuan Richards Forward	13	0	–	32.2	–
Luke Thomas Defender	90	0	–	26.2	−6.5
Bobby De Cordova-Reid Midfielder	32	0	0.09	3.7	–