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Birmingham vs Leicester: result 2-3 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 22Kick-off on December 18, 2023 at 08:00 PM (UTC)St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Birmingham
2-3
Leicester

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What was the result of Birmingham vs Leicester?

Leicester won 2-3 on December 18, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 10′S. MavididiLeicester
  • 14′J. JamesBirmingham
  • 21′K. Dewsbury-HallLeicester
  • 50′S. MavididiLeicester
  • 74′J. JamesBirmingham

Official lineup for Birmingham vs Leicester

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Birmingham

4-2-3-1
  1. 28J. Stansfield
  1. 7J. Bacuna
  2. 19J. James
  3. 17S. Dembélé
  1. 6K. Bielik
  2. 34I. Šunjić
  1. 3L. Buchanan
  2. 5D. Sanderson
  3. 4M. Roberts
  4. 44E. Aiwu
  1. 21J. Ruddy

Leicester

4-3-3
  1. 10S. Mavididi
  2. 20P. Daka
  3. 18A. Fatawu
  1. 22K. Dewsbury-Hall
  2. 25W. Ndidi
  3. 8H. Winks
  1. 2J. Justin
  2. 23J. Vestergaard
  3. 3W. Faes
  4. 21Ricardo Pereira
  1. 30M. Hermansen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Birmingham have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Leicester have 11, 1 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Birmingham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 2023Cardiff(away)1-0Championship
Dec 8, 2023Coventry(away)0-2Championship
Dec 2, 2023Rotherham(home)0-0Championship
Nov 29, 2023Blackburn(away)2-4Championship
Nov 25, 2023Sheffield Wednesday(home)2-1Championship
Leicester
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 2023Millwall(home)3-2Championship
Dec 9, 2023Plymouth(home)4-0Championship
Dec 2, 2023West Brom(away)2-1Championship
Nov 29, 2023Sheffield Wednesday(away)1-1Championship
Nov 25, 2023Watford(home)2-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Birmingham wins, 2 draws, 4 Leicester wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2020Birmingham 0-2 LeicesterFriendlies Clubs
Mar 4, 2020Leicester 1-0 BirminghamFA Cup
Jan 28, 2014Birmingham 1-2 LeicesterChampionship
Aug 24, 2013Leicester 3-2 BirminghamChampionship
Apr 12, 2013Leicester 2-2 BirminghamChampionship
Oct 20, 2012Birmingham 1-1 LeicesterChampionship

Last archived meeting: Birmingham vs Leicester on Aug 26, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Birmingham score 1.1 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester score 1.9 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Birmingham1.11.638/158/15
Leicester1.90.867/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
4Birmingham10451171117

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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