Burton Albion 1-2 Birmingham — League One, 21 Apr 2025
Birmingham beat Burton Albion 2-1 in the League One on 21 April 2025 at Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. Alfons Sampsted, Jay Stansfield, Fábio Tavares got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Burton Albion have won 2 and Birmingham 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Pirelli Stadium · Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-144'
- 0-245+2'assist: Kieran Dowell
- Half-time0-2
- 66'
- 66'
- 67'
- 71'
- 76'
- 76'
- 77'
- 77'
- 84'Foul
- 84'
- 89'Simulation
- 90+2'
- 1-290+4'assist: Kyran Lofthouse
- 90+5'Time wasting
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Burton Albion
- 7.7Kyran LofthouseM
- 7.5Ryan SweeneyD
- 7.3Owen DodgsonM
- 7.3Fábio TavaresF
- 6.9John McKiernanF
- 6.6Kgaogelo ChaukeM
- 6.5Jack ArmerD
- 6.5Dylan WilliamsM
- 6.5Jón Daði BöðvarssonF
- 6.5Udoka Godwin-MalifeD
- 6.3Anthony FordeM
- 6.3Mason BennettF
- 6.3Finn DelapD
- 6.3Julian LarssonF
- 6.2Rumarn BurrellF
- 6.2Maxime CrocombeG
Birmingham
- 7.6Grant HanleyD
- 7.6Christoph KlarerD
- 7.5Kieran DowellM
- 7.3Alfons SampstedD
- 7.3Jay StansfieldF
- 7.3Tomoki IwataM
- 7.0Marc LeonardM
- 7.0Ryan AllsopG
- 6.7Alexander CochraneD
- 6.6Willum WillumssonM
- 6.5Ethan LairdD
- 6.5Alfie MayF
- 6.3Keshi AndersonM
- 6.3Taylor Gardner-HickmanM
- 6.3Seung-Ho PaikM
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Burton Albion3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Burton AlbionG. Bowyer
Substitutes
- 32M. Bennett84'F6.3
- 10J. Böðvarsson76'F6.5
- 44A. Forde76'M6.3
- 13H. IstedG
- 23Fábio Tavares90+4'77'F7.3
- 7T. KalinauskasF
- 26Finn Delap84'71'D6.3
BirminghamC. Davies
Substitutes
- 13Paik Seung-Ho67'M6.3
- 14K. Anderson66'M6.3
- 45Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
- 25Benjamin DaviesD
- 9Alfie May66'F6.5
- 2Ethan Laird77'D6.5
- 26Luke Harris90+2'M
Team statistics
25%Possession75%
3Total shots8
3Shots on target3
0Shots off target3
0Blocked shots2
2Corners2
3Offsides2
13Fouls16
1Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves2
230Total passes724
140Accurate passes620
61%Pass accuracy86%
Burton Albion
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyran Lofthouse | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Ryan Sweeney | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Owen Dodgson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Fábio Tavares | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| John McKiernan | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kgaogelo Chauke | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jack Armer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dylan Williams | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jón Daði Böðvarsson | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Udoka Godwin-Malife | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Anthony Forde | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mason Bennett | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Finn Delap | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Julian Larsson | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Rumarn Burrell | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Maxime Crocombe | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hanley | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 7.6 |
| Kieran Dowell | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Alfons Sampsted | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Jay Stansfield | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Marc Leonard | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Alexander Cochrane | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Willum Willumsson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Ethan Laird | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Alfie May | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Keshi Anderson | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Burton AlbionDWLWL
- D18 Apr 25AExeter City0-0
- W12 Apr 25HHuddersfield3-0
- L05 Apr 25AWrexham0-3
- W01 Apr 25HLeyton Orient2-1
- L29 Mar 25AStockport County1-2
BirminghamDWWWW
- D18 Apr 25HCrawley Town0-0
- W08 Apr 25APeterborough2-1
- W05 Apr 25HBarnsley6-2
- W01 Apr 25ABristol Rovers2-1
- W29 Mar 25HShrewsbury4-1
Head-to-head
- 26 Dec 24Birmingham2-0Burton Albion
- 07 Apr 18Birmingham1-1Burton Albion
- 06 Jan 18Birmingham1-0Burton Albion
- 18 Aug 17Burton Albion2-1Birmingham
- 17 Apr 17Birmingham0-2Burton Albion
- 21 Oct 16Burton Albion2-0Birmingham
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