Cardiff 0-1 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 13 Dec 2023
Birmingham beat Cardiff 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 13 December 2023 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. Juninho Bacuna scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 3 and Birmingham 0, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 14'
- 42'
- 0-145+3'assist: S. Dembélé
- Half-time0-1
- 55'Argument
- 59'
- 59'
- 63'Time wasting
- 75'
- 75'
- 86'
- 90'
- 90+5'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Cardiff
- 7.3Ryan WintleM
- 7.3Rubin ColwillM
- 7.3Rúnar RúnarssonG
- 7.3Dimitrios GoutasD
- 7.2Jamilu CollinsD
- 7.2Manolis SiopisM
- 6.9Mahlon RomeoD
- 6.9Perry NgD
- 6.9Karlan Ahearne-GrantM
- 6.7Kion EteteF
- 6.7Callum RobinsonF
- 6.7Mark McGuinnessD
- 6.5Ike UgboF
- 6.5Joshua BowlerM
- 6.3Yakou MéïtéM
- 6.2Ollie TannerF
Birmingham
- 7.7Krystian BielikM
- 7.7John RuddyG
- 7.5Lee BuchananD
- 7.3Siriki DembéléM
- 7.3Emanuel AiwuD
- 7.3Juninho BacunaM
- 7.2Dion SandersonD
- 7.2Jordan JamesM
- 7.0Marc RobertsD
- 6.7Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.7Ivan SunjicM
- 6.6Jay StansfieldF
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Substitutes
CardiffE. Bulut
Substitutes
- 18Ebrima AdamsM
- 47Callum Robinson59'F6.7
- 35Andrew RinomhotaM
- 2M. Romeo14'D6.9
- 21J. AlnwickG
- 12I. Ugbo75'F6.5
- 14Joshua Bowler59'M6.5
- 24J. PanzoD
- 32Ollie Tanner75'F6.2
BirminghamW. Rooney
Substitutes
- 1N. EtheridgeG
- 9S. HoganF
- 20G. GardnerM
- 10L. Jutkiewicz86'F6.7
- 11Kōji Miyoshi90'M
- 23M. EmmanuelD
- 24M. OakleyD
- 27Brandon KhelaM
- 49Romelle Donovan90+5'M
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
0.88Expected goals (xG)1.65
11Total shots11
4Shots on target5
7Shots off target3
0Blocked shots3
4Corners3
0Offsides2
11Fouls18
1Yellow cards2
4Goalkeeper saves4
507Total passes412
406Accurate passes322
80%Pass accuracy78%
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Wintle | 59 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Rubin Colwill | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Rúnar Rúnarsson | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Dimitrios Goutas | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Jamilu Collins | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Manolis Siopis | 90 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Mahlon Romeo | 76 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Perry Ng | 14 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Karlan Ahearne-Grant | 75 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kion Etete | 58 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Callum Robinson | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Mark McGuinness | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Ike Ugbo | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Joshua Bowler | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Yakou Méïté | 75 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Ollie Tanner | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krystian Bielik | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7.7 |
| John Ruddy | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Lee Buchanan | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 7.5 |
| Siriki Dembélé | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.3 |
| Emanuel Aiwu | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Juninho Bacuna | 89 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7.3 |
| Dion Sanderson | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Jordan James | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Marc Roberts | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ivan Sunjic | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jay Stansfield | 86 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
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