Cardiff vs Birmingham: result 2-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 39Kick-off on March 21, 2015 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
Full time
What was the result of Cardiff vs Birmingham?
Cardiff won 2-0 on March 21, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 50′E. DoyleCardiff
- 76′Peter WhittinghamCardiff (pen.)
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Birmingham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
- 9Kenwyne Jones
- 29Alex Revell
- 7Peter Whittingham
- 11C. Noone
- 17A. Gunnarsson
- 21J. Ralls
- 3Fábio
- 4S. Malone
- 5B. Ecuele Manga
- 36S. Morrison
- 1D. Marshall
Birmingham
- 9Clayton Andrew Donaldson
- 8Stephen Gleeson
- 11David Rhys George Cotterill
- 13R. Tesche
- 26D. Davis
- 33D. Gray
- 3J. Grounds
- 15R. Kiernan
- 23J. Spector
- 31Paul Caddis
- 1D. Randolph
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Birmingham have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2015 | Bournemouth(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 14, 2015 | Brentford(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Mar 7, 2015 | Charlton(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Mar 3, 2015 | Rotherham(away) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Feb 28, 2015 | Wolves(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2015 | Huddersfield(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 7, 2015 | Derby(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Mar 4, 2015 | Blackpool(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Feb 28, 2015 | Brentford(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Ipswich(away) | 2-4 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Cardiff wins, 2 draws, 0 Birmingham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2014 | Birmingham 0-0 Cardiff | Championship |
| Jan 1, 2013 | Birmingham 0-1 Cardiff | Championship |
| Oct 2, 2012 | Cardiff 2-1 Birmingham | Championship |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Birmingham 1-1 Cardiff | Championship |
| Dec 4, 2011 | Cardiff 1-0 Birmingham | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 1.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.3 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
| Birmingham | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4 | 10/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cardiff sit 18th in Championship (10 points from 10 matches) and Birmingham sit 3rd (17 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Birmingham | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 17 |
| 18 | Cardiff | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
A question about Cardiff vs Birmingham?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
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