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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 10 Oct 2026

West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Birmingham City

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.1 – 2.5
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made West Bromwich Albion favourites at 49%.

Birmingham City won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Max O'Leary, 70.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: August Priske +19.9, Chris Mepham +16.6, Phil Neumann +16.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

West Bromwich Albion

20 Sep 2026L 0–1at Wolverhampton Championship
12 Sep 2026D 1–1v Queens Park Rangers Championship
9 Sep 2026W 1–0at Derby County Championship
5 Sep 2026W 1–0v Watford Championship
2 Sep 2026D 1–1v Charlton Athletic Championship

Birmingham City

19 Sep 2026D 2–2v Middlesbrough Championship
12 Sep 2026W 2–1at Derby County Championship
9 Sep 2026L 1–2at Norwich City Championship
6 Sep 2026D 2–2v Wolverhampton Championship
1 Sep 2026D 1–1v Southampton Championship

Head to head

10 Feb 2026Birmingham City 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Championship
26 Nov 2025West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Birmingham City Championship

West Bromwich Albion

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Max O'Leary Goalkeeper9000–70.9+14.3
Harry Whitwell Midfielder1000–70.9–
Chris Mepham Defender90000.2663.2+16.6
Nathaniel Phillips Defender90000.0251.8+3.6
Toby Collyer Midfielder8000–45.2+3.2
Ousmane Diakité Midfielder90000.1043.5−2.6
Jimmy-Jay Morgan Midfielder9000–42.5+0.4
Callum Styles Defender90000.0741.7+1.6
Rabby Nzingoula Midfielder90000.0339.1+2.4
Barney Stewart Forward20000.1237.7–
Felix Horn Myhre Midfielder79000.1336.8−2.2
Brayann Pereira Defender90000.1036.7−4.6
Aune Selland Heggebø Forward70000.1435.4−4.5
Isaac Price Midfielder11000.0832.6–

Birmingham City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Phil Neumann Defender90000.1865.7+16.4
August Priske Forward69100.8758.9+19.9
James Beadle Goalkeeper9000–57.0+7.5
Christoph Klarer Defender9000–55.1+4.3
Liam Millar Midfielder5500–52.6+9.3
Patrick Roberts Midfielder3500–48.9–
Marvin Ducksch Forward2100–48.6–
Jhon Solís Midfielder69000.2145.6+4.4
Max Bird Midfielder2100–41.4–
Jay Stansfield Midfielder85000.8639.3+3.1
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender9000–37.8+0.2
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder90000.2537.3+0.1
Carlos Vicente Midfielder85000.0636.4−1.0
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder10000.0334.8–
Alex Cochrane Defender9000–32.3+5.4
Demarai Gray Midfielder10000.0829.4–