Championship 25/26 · 30 Sep 2025

Birmingham City 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Birmingham City favourites at 70%.

Birmingham City deserved more from the draw, creating 1.3 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Christoph Klarer, 64.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Tomoki Iwata +14.9, Max Lowe +12.2, Yan Valery +12.0.

Well below it: Demarai Gray −12.5, Alex Cochrane −9.5, Ryan Allsop −9.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

27 Sep 2025	L 0–3	at Coventry City Championship
20 Sep 2025	W 1–0	v Swansea City Championship
13 Sep 2025	L 0–1	at Stoke City Championship
29 Aug 2025	L 0–2	at Leicester City Championship
23 Aug 2025	W 1–0	v Oxford United Championship

27 Sep 2025	D 1–1	v Queens Park Rangers Championship
20 Sep 2025	W 2–0	at Portsmouth Championship
13 Sep 2025	L 0–3	v Bristol City Championship
30 Aug 2025	L 0–2	v Swansea City Championship
23 Aug 2025	D 2–2	at Wrexham Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Christoph Klarer Defender	90	0	–	64.3	+9.7
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder	90	0	0.02	54.5	+14.9
Eiran Cashin Defender	89	0	0.25	53.7	–
Lyndon Dykes Forward	17	0	0.09	49.9	–
Tommy Doyle Midfielder	58	0	0.07	43.8	–
Marc Leonard Midfielder	31	0	0.07	41.9	–
Ryan Allsop Goalkeeper	90	0	–	38.1	−9.3
Kyogo Furuhashi Forward	90	0	0.13	36.0	+0.2
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender	59	0	–	35.9	−2.8
Jay Stansfield Midfielder	73	1	0.42	34.4	−4.0
Demarai Gray Midfielder	90	1	0.20	31.3	−12.5
Kanya Fujimoto Midfielder	13	0	–	29.1	–
Patrick Roberts Midfielder	59	0	–	28.7	–
Alex Cochrane Defender	90	0	0.04	28.5	−9.5
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder	32	0	0.05	26.4	–
Lewis Koumas Forward	31	0	–	14.4	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
George Brown Forward	21	1	0	0.18	86.3	–
Barry Bannan Midfielder	86	0	1	–	55.3	+10.0
Sean Fusire Midfielder	16	0	0	–	50.5	–
Jamal Lowe Forward	69	1	0	0.15	49.7	+9.9
Harry Amass Midfielder	90	0	0	–	48.1	+11.4
Yan Valery Defender	90	0	0	0.03	45.9	+12.0
Ethan Horvath Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	44.8	−4.8
Max Lowe Defender	90	0	0	–	44.1	+12.2
Dominic Iorfa Defender	90	0	0	0.05	42.4	−6.6
Gabriel Otegbayo Defender	1	0	0	–	42.3	–
Bailey Cadamarteri Forward	89	0	0	–	40.3	−1.4
Liam Palmer Defender	90	0	0	–	38.4	+6.5
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder	90	0	0	–	37.5	+2.1
Ernie Weaver Defender	90	0	0	–	34.3	–