Championship 26/27 · 28 Aug 2026

Wrexham 1–2 Birmingham City

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Wrexham favourites at 44%.

Birmingham City won a close one on the chances: 1.8 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christoph Klarer, 56.4 in 95′.

Well above their usual level: Patrick Roberts +18.4, Phil Neumann +13.5, Zak Vyner +12.5.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Aug 2026	D 1–1	v Watford Championship
17 Aug 2026	D 1–1	at Cardiff City Championship
7 Aug 2026	L 0–1	at Middlesbrough EFL Cup
2 May 2026	D 2–2	v Middlesbrough Championship
26 Apr 2026	L 1–3	at Coventry City Championship

25 Aug 2026	L 1–6	v Brentford EFL Cup
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

12 Apr 2026	Birmingham City 2–0 Wrexham Championship
3 Oct 2025	Wrexham 1–1 Birmingham City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Issa Kaboré Midfielder	24	0	0	–	50.9	–
Anthony Patterson Goalkeeper	95	0	0	–	45.5	−6.4
Oliver Rathbone Forward	71	0	0	0.10	45.0	+2.8
Dominic Hyam Defender	95	0	0	–	42.9	+1.4
Callum Doyle Defender	95	1	0	0.38	41.8	+3.9
Sam Smith Forward	25	0	0	0.72	41.6	–
Zak Vyner Defender	95	0	0	0.02	39.2	+12.5
Nathan Broadhead Forward	70	0	0	–	38.9	−4.0
Bailey Cadamarteri Forward	16	0	0	–	38.3	–
Lewis O'Brien Midfielder	95	0	1	–	37.4	−2.4
Kieffer Moore Forward	79	0	0	0.27	37.1	−1.2
Josh Windass Forward	24	0	0	–	36.9	–
Ben Whiteman Midfielder	95	0	0	–	34.9	−1.3
Jacques Ekomié Defender	71	0	0	–	31.0	−5.4
Ryan Longman Midfielder	24	0	0	–	23.7	–
Daniel Imray Defender	71	0	0	0.05	21.2	−4.9

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Christoph Klarer Defender	95	0	0	0.17	56.4	+8.5
Phil Neumann Defender	95	2	0	0.35	55.4	+13.5
Patrick Roberts Midfielder	50	0	0	–	54.7	+18.4
James Beadle Goalkeeper	95	0	0	–	52.4	+2.2
Jhon Solís Midfielder	95	0	0	–	45.6	+7.4
August Priske Forward	82	0	1	0.44	43.6	+7.6
Carlos Vicente Midfielder	90	0	0	0.23	42.2	+10.9
Demarai Gray Midfielder	45	0	0	0.05	38.7	+4.8
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	95	0	0	–	37.5	+3.0
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender	90	0	0	–	33.6	+4.4
Dael Fry Defender	5	0	0	–	32.2	–
Alex Cochrane Defender	95	0	1	–	31.4	+4.2
Luis Vázquez Forward	13	0	0	–	31.4	–
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder	21	0	0	–	31.0	–
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	74	0	0	0.62	29.9	−1.8
Ethan Laird Defender	5	0	0	–	23.4	–