Leicester 2-0 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 29 Aug 2025
Leicester beat Birmingham 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 29 August 2025 at King Power Stadium, Leicester. I. Fatawu, R. Pereira got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Leicester have won 5 and Birmingham 0.
· kickoff·King Power Stadium · Leicester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-08'assist: Louis Page
- 45'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 56'
- 57'
- 62'Foul
- 64'Off the ball foul
- 66'
- 71'
- 72'
- 74'Foul
- 76'Foul
- 77'
- 77'
- 85'
- 87'
- 2-088'assist: J. Monga
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Leicester
- 8.3Jakub StolarczykG
- 8.2Jannik VestergaardD
- 7.9Ricardo PereiraD
- 7.6Abdul Fatawu IssahakuM
- 7.3Caleb OkoliD
- 7.2Oliver SkippM
- 7.2Luke ThomasD
- 7.2Jeremy MongaM
- 6.9Boubakary SoumaréM
- 6.9Hamza ChoudhuryD
- 6.6Jordan AyewF
- 6.6Wout FaesD
- 6.6Louis PageM
- 6.3Stephy MavididiM
- 6.0Patson DakaF
Birmingham
- 7.3Thomas DoyleM
- 7.3Christoph KlarerD
- 7.3Ethan LairdD
- 6.9Phil NeumannD
- 6.7Keshi AndersonM
- 6.7Demarai GrayM
- 6.5Seung-Ho PaikM
- 6.5Willum WillumssonM
- 6.3Ryan AllsopG
- 6.3Tomoki IwataM
- 6.3Lewis KoumasF
- 6.3Marvin DuckschF
- 6.2Bright Osayi-SamuelD
- 6.2Lyndon DykesF
- 6.2Kyogo FuruhashiF
Line-ups
Birmingham4-4-2
Leicester4-2-3-1
Substitutes
LeicesterGary Rowett
Substitutes
- 8Harry WinksM
- 20Patson Daka56'F6.0
- 3W. Faes87'D6.6
- 21R. Pereira88'72'D7.9
- 31A. BegovicG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 11S. ThomasF
- 2Olabade AlukoD
- 28J. Monga71'M7.2
BirminghamChris Davies
Substitutes
- 14K. Anderson66'M6.7
- 33M. Ducksch77'F6.3
- 17Lyndon Dykes85'F6.2
- 20Alexander CochraneD
- 7Thomas Doyle77'M7.3
- 41Eiran CashinD
- 12M. LeonardM
- 19Taylor Gardner-HickmanM
- 25James BeadleG
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
0.56Expected goals (xG)0.83
5Total shots11
2Shots on target1
3Shots off target4
0Blocked shots6
1Corners7
0Offsides1
11Fouls16
3Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves0
-0.39Goals prevented-0.39
377Total passes448
294Accurate passes371
78%Pass accuracy83%
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Stolarczyk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Jannik Vestergaard | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Ricardo Pereira | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | 87 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Caleb Okoli | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Oliver Skipp | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Luke Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Jeremy Monga | 19 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Boubakary Soumaré | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Hamza Choudhury | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Ayew | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Wout Faes | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Louis Page | 56 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Stephy Mavididi | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Patson Daka | 34 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Doyle | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Christoph Klarer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Ethan Laird | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Phil Neumann | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Keshi Anderson | 24 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Demarai Gray | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Willum Willumsson | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ryan Allsop | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tomoki Iwata | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Koumas | 77 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Marvin Ducksch | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
LeicesterWLWLW
- W23 Aug 25ACharlton1-0
- L16 Aug 25APreston1-2
- W10 Aug 25HSheffield Wednesday2-1
- L25 May 25ABournemouth0-2
- W18 May 25HIpswich2-0
BirminghamWWDWW
- W23 Aug 25HOxford United1-0
- W16 Aug 25ABlackburn2-1
- D08 Aug 25HIpswich1-1
- W03 May 25ACambridge United2-1
- W30 Apr 25ABlackpool2-0
Head-to-head
- 06 Apr 24Leicester2-1Birmingham
- 27 Jan 24Leicester3-0Birmingham
- 18 Dec 23Birmingham2-3Leicester
- 04 Mar 20Leicester1-0Birmingham
- 28 Jan 14Birmingham1-2Leicester
- 24 Aug 13Leicester3-2Birmingham
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