Birmingham City VS Southampton

2026/2027 Championship, England

St. Andrew's Stadium

Championship

Birmingham City BRC

Southampton SOU

KICKOFF :

Round 4 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Birmingham City welcome Southampton to St. Andrew's Stadium for a Championship regular season encounter in the 2026/2027 campaign. The visitors arrive with the higher overall power rating and are noted as the stronger side on paper. Home side Birmingham occupy 13th place in the domestic standings while Southampton sit 24th. Form scores indicate a narrow edge for the away team. Both clubs lack recent outing details in the build up to this fixture. Set piece metrics carry low confidence levels and rely on proxy calculations rather than direct xG inputs. Efficiency figures are not supplied for either side. The match offers a standard league test where structural positioning and squad strength may shape proceedings at the venue.

TL;DR

Structural: Birmingham City occupy 13th position while Southampton sit 24th in the Championship table.
Form: Southampton hold a form score of 11.11 compared to Birmingham City's 9.22.
Squad: Southampton are identified as the stronger team with a power score of 80.04 against 74.74.
Efficiency: Efficiency metrics remain unavailable for both teams ahead of the fixture.
Transition: Transition metrics are not provided in the pre-match data.
Set pieces: Set piece indicators show low confidence and rely on proxy data for both sides.
xVariable: Southampton hold a 5.3 point power advantage entering the match.

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

C. Davies

T. Eckert

1.2

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

2.19

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

0 - 1 - 1

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

74.74

80.04

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Birmingham City

Southampton

Power Score

74.74

80.04

League Position

Global Rank

142

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Birmingham City — Opponent-weighted form score

Southampton — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Birmingham City Southampton

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 2 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Birmingham City BRC Home

2 matches

Southampton SOU Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

-2

Goal Difference

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-08-26T01:18:18+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Competition

2026/2027 Championship, England · Round 4 · Regular Season

Stadium

St. Andrew's Stadium

Capacity

29409

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Referees

Anthony Backhouse

Andrew Fox

Johnathon Bickerdike

David Webb

Squad

Referee : Anthony Backhouse

Manager ▼

C. Davies Coach

Squad ▼

Ryan Allsop Goalkeeper

James Beadle Goalkeeper

Dael Fry Defender

Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender

Phil Neumann Defender

Alexander Cochrane Defender

Christoph Klarer Defender

Ethan Laird Defender

Kristoffer Lund Hansen Defender

Tomoki Iwata Midfielder

Seung-Ho Paik Midfielder

Max Bird Midfielder

Kanya Fujimoto Midfielder

Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder

Jhon Elmer Solis Romero Midfielder

Demarai Gray Attacker

Patrick Roberts Attacker

Marvin Ducksch Attacker

Carlos Vicente Robles Attacker

Luis Vásquez Attacker

Jay Stansfield Attacker

August Priske Attacker

Referee : Anthony Backhouse

Manager ▼

T. Eckert Coach

Squad ▼

George Long Goalkeeper

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper

Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper

Jack Stephens Defender

James Bree Defender

Ryan Manning Defender

Nathan Wood-Gordon Defender

Yukinari Sugawara Defender

Taylor Harwood-Bellis Defender

Welington Damascena Santos Defender

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Juan Larios López Defender

Joshua Quarshie Defender

Flynn Downes Midfielder

Finn Azaz Midfielder

Tom Fellows Midfielder

Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza Midfielder

Cameron Bragg Midfielder

Kuryu Matsuki Midfielder

Romeo Akachukwu Midfielder

Ben Brereton Attacker

Cyle Larin Attacker

Cameron Archer Attacker

Lewis Norman Dobbin Attacker

Samuel Edozie Attacker

Divin Mubama Attacker

Damion Downs Attacker

CONCLUSION

Birmingham City and Southampton meet in a Championship fixture where the visitors carry a modest power edge and sit lower in the table despite that rating. The home side's mid-table standing provides a platform while Southampton look to leverage their form score. Limited efficiency and set piece details leave room for on-field adjustments. Both teams will likely focus on core structural elements and squad deployment to gain control. The encounter at St. Andrew's Stadium presents a standard league test without additional tie context. Observers can expect emphasis on positional discipline and basic attacking patterns as the sides navigate the match.

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