Birmingham City vs Coventry City – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football English League Championship
Result
3:2
04/01/2026 at 07:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 26
  • Referee: Linington J. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.161.34
Ball Possession
25%75%
Total shots
917
Shots on target
46
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
26
Passes
50% (89/177)83% (430/518)
Yellow Cards
31
Red Cards
01
Expected Goals (xG)
1.161.34
xG on target (xGOT)
2.031.32
Total shots
917
Shots on target
46
Shots off target
29
Blocked Shots
32
Shots inside the Box
611
Shots outside the Box
36
Hit the Woodwork
00
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
26
Touches in opposition box
1224
Accurate through passes
10
Offsides
42
Free Kicks
913
Passes
50% (89/177)83% (430/518)
Long passes
23% (13/56)52% (31/60)
Passes in final third
41% (31/76)73% (101/138)
Crosses
17% (1/6)21% (6/28)
Expected assists (xA)
0.511.21
Throw-ins
2623
Fouls
139
Tackles
67% (10/15)69% (9/13)
Duels won
4156
Clearances
4814
Interceptions
1411
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
01
Goalkeeper Saves
41
xGOT faced
1.322.03
Goals prevented
-0.68-0.97

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (2 - 1)
  • 6', 1 - 0, Ducksch M. ⚽, Wagner K. (A),
  • 8', 1 - 1, Eccles J. ⚽, Mason-Clark E. (A),
  • 17', 2 - 1, Koumas L. ⚽, Roberts P. (A),
  • 36', Ducksch M. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 1)
  • 51', Wagner K. 🟨,
  • 60', 2 - 2, Simms E. ⚽, Rudoni J. (A),
  • 63', 3 - 2, Ducksch M. ⚽, Roberts P. (A),
  • 65', Koumas L. ↓, Cashin E. ↑,
  • 67', Sakamoto T. ↓, Wright H. ↑,
  • 71', Wagner K. ↓, Sampsted A. ↑,
  • 72', Roberts P. ↓, Willumsson W. T. ↑,
  • 72', Ducksch M. ↓, Furuhashi K. ↑,
  • 86', Eccles J. 🟨,
  • 88', Beadle J. 🟨,
  • 89', Eccles J. ↓, Andrews K. ↑,
  • 90+3', Stansfield J. ↓, Fujimoto K. ↑,
  • 90+5', Thomas B. 🟥,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Birmingham City
35.8%		Draw
27.3%		Coventry City
36.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
35.6% 27.3% 37%

Our Initial ML Estimation

36.5% 28% 36.1%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Birmingham City has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.2%)
  • Coventry City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.1%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Birmingham City than the current prediction. (+0.7%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Coventry City than the current prediction. (-0.8%)
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    Birmingham City - Coventry City Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)    		 2.66 ↑
    (2.65)    		 3.47 ↑
    (3.46)    		 2.56 ↑
    (2.55)    		 5.4%
    (5.9%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
    What is the prediction for Birmingham City - Coventry City?
  • Users Predictions: 25 users predict this event. Birmingham will win (votes: 8 - 32%). Coventry will win (votes: 8 - 32%). It will Tie (votes: 9 - 36%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 17.2% – 54.8%.
  • Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 8 Selected Experts predict this event. Birmingham (votes: 3 - 37.5%). Coventry (votes: 3 - 37.5%). Tie (votes: 2 - 25%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:
    • DNB - Coventry (1.91) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH 0 - Coventry (1.85) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 2.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • 1X2, 1st Half - draw (votes: 0 - 0%) .
  • Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 10 Selected Experts predict this event. Birmingham (votes: 3 - 30%). Coventry (votes: 5 - 50%). Tie (votes: 2 - 20%).
    •
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
    •
    Preview Facts
    • Watch a clash between a mid-table side and a current leader (ranked 17 and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Premier League).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 1.
    • Birmingham is going through a rough patch (last 5 games: 0 wins).
    • Coventry has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
    • The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
    • There will not play in Birmingham: Buchanan L. (Knee Injury) Gray D. (Injury) Klarer C. (Red Card) Laird E. (Hamstring Injury) Osayi-Samuel B. (International duty) Wright S. (Knee Injury)
    • There will not play in Coventry: Dovin O. (Knee Injury) Thomas-Asante B. (Hamstring Injury)
    • In the last 13 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 2 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 12:17. (average 0.9:1.3).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Birmingham won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 9:7. (average 1.8:1.4).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Birmingham City - Coventry City were as follows:
    27.09.2025 Coventry City - Birmingham City 3:0
    13.04.2024 Birmingham City - Coventry City 3:0
    08.12.2023 Coventry City - Birmingham City 2:0
    17.09.2022 Birmingham City - Coventry City 0:0
    Latest results of Birmingham City
    01.01.2026 Watford - Birmingham City 3:0 ✺
    29.12.2025 Birmingham City - Southampton 1:1 ✺
    26.12.2025 Birmingham City - Derby County 1:1 ✺
    20.12.2025 Sheffield United - Birmingham City 3:0 ✺
    13.12.2025 Birmingham City - Charlton Athletic 1:1 ✺
    Latest results of Coventry City
    01.01.2026 Charlton Athletic - Coventry City 1:1 ✺
    29.12.2025 Coventry City - Ipswich Town 0:2 ✺
    26.12.2025 Coventry City - Swansea City 1:0 ✺
    20.12.2025 Southampton - Coventry City 1:1 ✺
    13.12.2025 Coventry City - Bristol City 1:0 ✺
    English League Championship Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Coventry422510784:424285
    2Ipswich402112771:403175
    3Millwall4221101156:47973
    4Middlesbrough4220121062:422072
    5Southampton4119121070:502069
    6Hull422081464:60468
    7Wrexham4217131263:60364
    8Derby421891561:53863
    9Norwich421771855:50558
    10Bristol City4216101652:51158
    11QPR4216101658:63-558
    12Watford4214151352:51157
    13Preston4214151350:53-357
    14Swansea421691750:54-457
    15Birmingham4215111651:52-156
    16Stoke4215101749:46355
    17Sheffield Utd421662059:59054
    18Charlton4212131739:51-1249
    19Blackburn4212121838:50-1248
    20West Brom4211131842:56-1446
    21Portsmouth4111121841:57-1645
    22Oxford Utd4210141841:54-1344
    23Leicester4211141754:64-1041
    24Sheffield Wed ✔ 421113025:82-57-4

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