Cardiff vs Birmingham: result 1-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 20Kick-off on December 4, 2011 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd
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What was the result of Cardiff vs Birmingham?
Cardiff won 1-0 on December 4, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 68′Kenny MillerCardiff
Official lineup for Cardiff vs Birmingham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cardiff
- 1D. Marshall
- 9Kenny Miller
- 4F. Kiss
- 7Peter Whittingham
- 8D. Cowie
- 11C. Conway
- 17A. Gunnarsson
- 2K. McNaughton
- 6Anthony Gerrard
- 18Lee Naylor
- 25Ben Howard Turner
Birmingham
- 9M. King
- 19Nikola Zigic
- 7Christopher Robert Burke
- 18K. Fahey
- 2Stephen Carr
- 3David Murphy
- 4S. Caldwell
- 11Jean André Emanuel Beausejour Coliqueo
- 23J. Spector
- 24C. Davies
- 1B. Myhill
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cardiff have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Birmingham have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2011 | Blackburn(home) | 2-0 | League Cup |
| Nov 26, 2011 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Nov 22, 2011 | Coventry(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Nov 19, 2011 | Reading(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Nov 5, 2011 | Crystal Palace(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2011 | Blackpool(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Nov 22, 2011 | Burnley(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Nov 19, 2011 | Peterborough(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Nov 6, 2011 | Reading(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Oct 29, 2011 | Brighton(home) | 0-0 | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Cardiff score 2.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.4 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 2.0 | 1.3 | 6 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Birmingham | 1.4 | 1.2 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cardiff sit 21st in Championship (7 points from 9 matches) and Birmingham sit 7th (14 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Birmingham | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 7 |
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