Championship
·Matchday 30
Featured match
- M. Peart-Harris 23' (og)
- Marvin Ducksch 66'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Birmingham beat Oxford United 2-0. Scorers for Birmingham: M. Peart-Harris 23' (og), Marvin Ducksch 66'. Birmingham had 61% of possession.
Oxford United
Birmingham
- Full-time 0 - 2
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87'
S. Wright Out: Ibrahim Osman · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: S. Wright comes on for Ibrahim Osman
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87'
T. Doyle Out: Marvin Ducksch · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: T. Doyle comes on for Marvin Ducksch
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66'
Marvin Ducksch 0-2 Goal · Assist: Carlos Vicente · Birmingham Goal for Birmingham! Marvin Ducksch turns in the pass from Carlos Vicente (0-2)
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65'
Bright Osayi-Samuel Out: T. Iwata · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Bright Osayi-Samuel comes on for T. Iwata
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65'
O. ter Haar Romeny Out: S. Mills · Oxford United Substitution for Oxford United: O. ter Haar Romeny comes on for S. Mills
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61'
T. Iwata Yellow card · Birmingham T. Iwata of Birmingham is booked
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60'
Carlos Vicente Out: P. Roberts · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: Carlos Vicente comes on for P. Roberts
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59'
A. Priske Out: J. Stansfield · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: A. Priske comes on for J. Stansfield
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57'
J. Stansfield Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for J. Stansfield (Birmingham)
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55'
W. Lankshear Out: Mark Harris · Oxford United Substitution for Oxford United: W. Lankshear comes on for Mark Harris
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55'
P. Placheta Out: Matt Phillips · Oxford United Substitution for Oxford United: P. Placheta comes on for Matt Phillips
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46'
Y. Konak Out: J. McDonnell · Oxford United Substitution for Oxford United: Y. Konak comes on for J. McDonnell
- Half-time 0 - 1
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41'
J. McDonnell Yellow card · Oxford United Yellow card for J. McDonnell (Oxford United)
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23'
M. Peart-Harris 0-1 Own goal · Birmingham Own goal by M. Peart-Harris, a goal for Birmingham (0-1)
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22'
B. Spencer Yellow card · Oxford United Yellow card for B. Spencer (Oxford United)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Oxford United
Birmingham
LDDDW
Last 5 matches WWDWD
0.8Goals scored per match1.3
1Goals conceded per match1.5
2Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Oxford United3-4-2-1
Birmingham4-2-3-1
31
7.6
Wagner
K. Wagner
Player profile
4
7.6
Klarer
C. Klarer
Player profile
5
7.0
Neumann
P. Neumann
Player profile
24
6.5
Iwata
61'65'
T. Iwata
- 61'Yellow card
- 65'Out
17
6.3
Mills
65'
S. Mills
- 65'Out
- 23'Own goal
10
6.7
Phillips
55'
Matt Phillips
- 55'Out
- 41'Yellow card
- 46'Out
- 22'Yellow card
Oxford United3-4-2-1
Coach: Matt Bloomfield
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Cumming 6.0
- 2DF S. Long 6.2
- 29DF B. Davies 6.9
- 3DF C. Brown 6.2
- 15MF B. Spencer22' 6.9
- 38MF J. McDonnell41'46' 6.5
- 8MF C. Brannagan 7.0
- 10MF Matt Phillips55' 6.7
- 44FW M. Peart-Harris23' 6.9
- 17FW S. Mills65' 6.3
- 9FW Mark Harris55' 6.2
Substitutes
- 21GK M. Ingram
- 4MF W. Vaulks
- 5MF Y. Konak46' 6.9
- 6DF M. Helik
- 7MF P. Placheta55' 6.2
- 11FW O. ter Haar Romeny65' 6.6
- 22DF G. Leigh
- 27FW W. Lankshear55' 6.9
- 47— M. Missanga
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: Chris Davies
Starting XI
- 25GK J. Beadle 7.3
- 24DF T. Iwata61'65' 6.5
- 5DF P. Neumann 7.0
- 4DF C. Klarer 7.6
- 31DF K. Wagner 7.6
- 14MF Jhon Solis 7.2
- 8MF Paik Seung-Ho 6.9
- 16MF P. Roberts60' 6.5
- 28MF J. Stansfield57'59' 6.7
- 17MF Ibrahim Osman87' 6.6
- 33FW Marvin Ducksch66'87' 7.2
Substitutes
- 21GK R. Allsop
- 26DF Bright Osayi-Samuel65' 6.3
- 40MF M. Mazwi
- 7MF T. Doyle87' 6.3
- 23FW Carlos Vicente60' 6.7
- 27MF K. Fujimoto
- 11FW S. Wright87' 6.5
- 9FW Kyogo Furuhashi
- 29FW A. Priske59' 6.7
Oxford United
Birmingham
39%
61%
10
Shots
11
4
On target
2
3
Off target
4
4
Corners
4
7
Fouls
12
3
Offsides
4
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Saves
4
341
Passes
529
66%
Pass accuracy
81%
0.47
Expected goals
1.14
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Oxford United wins0Draws0
Birmingham wins1Last meetings
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