Birmingham vs Manchester City: result 2-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 25Kick-off on February 2, 2011 at 07:45 PM (UTC)St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
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What was the result of Birmingham vs Manchester City?
Birmingham and Manchester City drew 2-2 on February 2, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 4′C. TevezManchester City
- 23′Nikola ZigicBirmingham
- 41′A. KolarovManchester City
- 77′C. GardnerBirmingham (pen.)
Official lineup for Birmingham vs Manchester City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Birmingham
- 10C. Jerome
- 19Nikola Zigic
- 8C. Gardner
- 11D. Bentley
- 4L. Bowyer
- 2Stephen Carr
- 5R. Johnson
- 6L. Ridgewell
- 12Barry Ferguson
- 28Martin Jiranek
- 26B. Foster
Manchester City
- 10E. Džeko
- 32C. Tevez
- 7J. Milner
- 18G. Barry
- 21David Silva
- 2Micah Richards
- 4V. Kompany
- 13A. Kolarov
- 17J. Boateng
- 34Nigel de Jong
- 25J. Hart
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Birmingham have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Manchester City have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2011 | Manchester United(away) | 0-5 | Premier League |
| Jan 16, 2011 | Aston Villa(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 4, 2011 | Blackpool(away) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 1, 2011 | Arsenal(home) | 0-3 | Premier League |
| Dec 28, 2010 | Manchester United(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2011 | Aston Villa(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Jan 15, 2011 | Wolves(home) | 4-3 | Premier League |
| Jan 5, 2011 | Arsenal(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Jan 1, 2011 | Blackpool(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Dec 28, 2010 | Aston Villa(home) | 4-0 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Birmingham wins, 1 draw, 0 Manchester City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2010 | Manchester City 0-0 Birmingham | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Manchester City vs Birmingham on Nov 13, 2010
How many goals should we expect?
Birmingham score 0.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Manchester City score 1.7 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Manchester City | 1.7 | 0.8 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 21 |
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