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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 6 Sep 2026

Birmingham City 2–2 Wolverhampton

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
0.9 – 1.3
Actual xG
1.6 – 2.0
Goals
2 – 2

Footybot made Wolverhampton favourites at 46%.

A draw the chances agree with: 1.6 xG to 2.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ladislav Krejčí, 82.3 in 95′.

Well above their usual level: Ladislav Krejčí +30.3, Nasser Djiga +24.6, Bright Osayi-Samuel +17.7.

Well below it: Hugo Bueno −15.4, Jackson Tchatchoua −12.3, Marshall Munetsi −10.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Birmingham City

1 Sep 2026D 1–1v Southampton Championship
28 Aug 2026W 2–1at Wrexham Championship
25 Aug 2026L 1–6v Brentford EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026D 2–2v Bristol City Championship
15 Aug 2026D 0–0at Sheffield United Championship

Wolverhampton

1 Sep 2026L 2–4at West Ham United Championship
29 Aug 2026W 4–1v Stoke City Championship
25 Aug 2026W 2–0at Sheffield Wednesday EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026W 3–1at Preston North End Championship
14 Aug 2026D 2–2v Blackburn Rovers Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Birmingham City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Phil Neumann Defender95000.1761.0+15.0
Christoph Klarer Defender95000.5859.0+10.7
James Beadle Goalkeeper9500–53.1+2.5
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder9500–52.9+16.2
Patrick Roberts Midfielder81010.0750.9+13.9
August Priske Forward81000.0650.5+13.1
Liam Millar Midfielder69000.0649.8+11.7
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder95000.2749.2+14.2
Jay Stansfield Midfielder81100.2248.5+17.1
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender9500–48.5+17.7
Marvin Ducksch Forward14000.0640.6–
Luis Vázquez Forward1400–39.8–
Carlos Vicente Midfielder1400–37.7–
Demarai Gray Midfielder23000.1230.4–
Ethan Laird Defender300–30.2–
Alex Cochrane Defender9500–25.2−0.5

Wolverhampton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ladislav Krejčí Defender95100.1582.3+30.3
Nasser Djiga Defender9500–72.9+24.6
Fer López Midfielder95101.0260.9+12.8
Tommy Doyle Midfielder1900–58.3–
José Sá Goalkeeper9500–57.6+9.2
Rodrigo Gomes Midfielder68010.2152.4+12.5
Boubacar Traoré Midfielder800–50.3–
André Midfielder87010.0947.1+0.4
Raúl Jiménez Forward76000.0441.3−9.8
Adam Armstrong Forward87000.5339.0−3.7
Sean Neave Forward800–38.9–
Hugo Bueno Midfielder9500–38.4−15.4
Jackson Tchatchoua Midfielder9500–37.3−12.3
Marshall Munetsi Midfielder6800–36.4−10.2
Jordan James Midfielder2700–34.9–
Mateus Mané Forward2700–31.3–