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England Championship

Birmingham

Southampton

Preview Team statistics AI Prediction H2H Team recent Odds Lineups Injuries / suspensions League table

Match Events

41'

Nathan Wood

48'

Caspar Jander

Phil Neumann

49'

71'

Cameron Archer

Phil Neumann

72'

Preview

Birmingham vs Southampton: Championship Clash of Contrasting Form

Birmingham City host Southampton in a Championship fixture that pits the home side's recent resilience against the visitors' concerning winless streak. While Southampton have shown attacking promise overall, their away form and recent results are worrying signs.

This match presents an interesting tactical battle. Birmingham will likely look to leverage their strong home form by establishing dominance through possession and high shot volume, aiming to exploit Southampton's recent defensive frailties. The visitors, despite their recent struggles, still possess a dangerous attack and a high average of shots on goal, suggesting they may try to play on the counter or exploit any defensive lapses with quick transitions. Birmingham's recent discipline issues, highlighted by a red card and numerous yellow cards in their last match, could offer Southampton an opening.

Team statistics

England Championship

Birmingham

Southampton

Matches played

8 - 6 - 9

Results

8 - 7 - 8

34.8%

Win %

34.8%

1.3

Goals scored

1.6

1.3

Goals conceded

1.4

3.8

Shots on target

5.3

5.8

Shots off target

5.4

4.7

Blocked shots

55.8

Ball possession

57.6

80.5

Pass accuracy

83.8

11.3

Fouls

11.2

2.2

Goalkeeper saves

2.2

Yellow cards

1.9

0.2

Red cards

League averages

Key points

• Birmingham boasts an impressive 54.5% home win rate this season, scoring 2.1 goals per game at St Andrew's.
• Southampton are currently on a three-match losing streak, conceding an average of 2.3 goals in their last three games.
• Both teams have strong recent shot volumes, with Birmingham averaging 20.7 shots at home in their last three and Southampton 19 shots in their last overall game.

AI Prediction

Birmingham's formidable home record and Southampton's recent abysmal form make the hosts the clear favourites. Despite Southampton's season-long attacking capability, their current defensive woes and winless run are too significant to ignore. The odds slightly favour Birmingham, aligning with the statistical picture, and the potential for goals at both ends is high given Southampton's away scoring threat and Birmingham's recent defensive lapses.

AI

Confidence

Pick

Recent Win% (20)
nova-lite-v1 (fr)

by amazon

85%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

37%

O/U

30%

BTTS

33%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ar)

by google

65%

X DRAW

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

43%

O/U

43%

BTTS

43%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (es)

by google

68%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

40%

O/U

43%

BTTS

27%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (ru)

by google

68%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

43%

O/U

40%

BTTS

40%
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (vi)

by google

68%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

57%

O/U

47%

BTTS

47%
gemini-2.5-flash-lite (en)

by google

70%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

40%

O/U

43%

BTTS

50%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (it)

by meta-llama

85%

AWAY

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

50%

O/U

47%

BTTS

47%
llama-3.1-8b-instruct (nl)

by meta-llama

75%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

53%

O/U

43%

BTTS

43%
llama-3.3-70b-instruct (pt)

by meta-llama

65%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

43%

O/U

57%

BTTS

57%
phi-4-multimodal-instruct (id)

by microsoft

83%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

50%

O/U

37%

BTTS

43%
mistral-nemo (de)

by mistralai

72%

HOME

BTTS NO

2.5 UNDER

1x2

57%

O/U

47%

BTTS

47%
gpt-oss-120b:exacto (tr)

by openai

78%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

50%

O/U

47%

BTTS

57%
qwen-turbo (th)

by qwen

85%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

60%

O/U

47%

BTTS

47%
grok-4.1-fast (ja)

by x-ai

72%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 UNDER

1x2

47%

O/U

40%

BTTS

43%
grok-4.1-fast (ko)

by x-ai

75%

HOME

BTTS YES

2.5 OVER

1x2

47%

O/U

30%

BTTS

57%

H2H

Championship

Match date	Team	Score	Team	O/U 2.5	BTTS
12/6/2025	Birmingham	L 1 - 3 W	Southampton AWAY	O	Y
3/2/2024	HOME Birmingham	L 3 - 4 W	Southampton	O	Y
10/28/2023	Birmingham	L 1 - 3 W	Southampton AWAY	O	Y

Includes records from 2023 onwards.

Team recent

Birmingham

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
HOME	Derby	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y
AWAY	Sheffield Utd	0 - 3	L	O	N	N
HOME	Charlton	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y
AWAY	QPR	1 - 2	L	O	Y	N
AWAY	Southampton	1 - 3	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Watford	2 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
AWAY	West Brom	1 - 1	D	U	Y	N
HOME	Norwich	4 - 1	W	O	Y	N
AWAY	Middlesbrough	1 - 2	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Millwall	4 - 0	W	O	N	N

Birmingham City appear to be a side transformed when playing at St Andrew's. Their home record is particularly impressive, with a strong win percentage and a healthy goals-per-game average that far exceeds their overall season output. They've managed to secure positive results even in their last three outings, remaining unbeaten at home in that span, though their overall form has dipped recently with only one win in their last three overall. Their ability to generate shots and dominate possession at home is a significant advantage.

Southampton

H/A	VS	Score	Results	O/U 2.5	BTTS	Cor 9.5
AWAY	Oxford United	1 - 2	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Coventry	1 - 1	D	U	Y	Y
AWAY	Norwich	1 - 2	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	West Brom	3 - 2	W	O	Y	N
HOME	Birmingham	3 - 1	W	O	Y	Y
AWAY	Millwall	2 - 3	L	O	Y	Y
HOME	Leicester	3 - 0	W	O	N	Y
AWAY	Charlton	5 - 1	W	O	Y	N
HOME	Sheffield Wednesday	3 - 1	W	O	Y	N
AWAY	QPR	2 - 1	W	O	Y	N

Southampton's season-long statistics paint a picture of a competent side, but their recent form is a stark contrast. They are currently on a worrying three-match losing streak, conceding a substantial number of goals in that period. While their away scoring record is decent over the season, their last home match saw them concede three, and their overall defensive fragility has been exposed. Despite strong possession numbers, they've struggled to convert that into consistent wins lately, especially on the road.

Over

Under

Yes

Odds

1x2

HOME

2.25

DRAW

3.5

AWAY

2.5 OVER/UNDER

OVER

1.8

UNDER

BTTS

YES

1.62

2.2

Lineups

Birmingham

(4-2-3-1)

James Beadle

Eiran Cashin

Jack Robinson

Phil Neumann

Alfons Sampsted

Seung-Ho Paik

Tomoki Iwata

Jay Stansfield

Willum Thor Willumsson

Patrick Roberts

Kyogo Furuhashi

Adam Armstrong

Finn Azaz

Jay Robinson

Ryan Manning

Caspar Jander

Flynn Downes

Tom Fellows

Jack Stephens

Nathan Wood

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Gavin Bazunu

Southampton

(3-4-2-1)

Average Player Rating

Injuries / suspensions

Birmingham

Name	Reason	Type	G/A
L. Buchanan	Knee Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
D. Gray	Injury	Missing Fixture	5 / 5
C. Klarer	Red Card	Missing Fixture	3 / 0
E. Laird	Hamstring Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 1
B. Osayi-Samuel	International duty	Missing Fixture	0 / 1
S. Wright	Knee Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
A. Cochrane	Inactive	Missing Fixture	1 / 4
T. Doyle	Red Card	Missing Fixture	0 / 3

Southampton

Name	Reason	Type	G/A
S. Charles	Hamstring Injury	Missing Fixture	3 / 2
D. Downs	Knock	Missing Fixture	0 / 1
S. Edozie	Hamstring Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
M. Roerslev Rasmussen	Knee Injury	Missing Fixture	0 / 0
R. Stewart	Hamstring Injury	Missing Fixture	8 / 2
E. Jelert	Hip Injury	Questionable	0 / 1

League table

England Championship

#	Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	24	15	7	2	54	23	31	52	WDWDL
2	Middlesbrough	23	12	7	4	33	24	9	43	DLWWW
3	Ipswich	24	10	9	5	38	23	15	39	DWLWW
4	Hull City	23	11	5	7	39	37	2	38	DWWWL
5	Preston	23	9	10	4	30	23	7	37	DDWDD
6	Bristol City	23	10	6	7	32	25	7	36	WWLDL
7	Millwall	23	10	6	7	25	31	-6	36	DLLDW
8	Watford	23	9	8	6	33	29	4	35	WWDDW
9	QPR	23	10	5	8	33	35	-2	35	DWLWW
10	Stoke City	23	10	4	9	28	21	7	34	DLWLL
11	Derby	23	8	8	7	32	31	1	32	DDWDL
12	Southampton	23	8	7	8	37	33	4	31	LDLWW
13	Wrexham	23	7	10	6	32	30	2	31	WLDLD
14	Leicester	23	8	7	8	32	33	-1	31	LLWDW
15	Birmingham	23	8	6	9	31	30	1	30	DLDLL
16	West Brom	23	8	4	11	26	31	-5	28	LLWLL
17	Charlton	22	7	6	9	21	27	-6	27	LWDLL
18	Blackburn	22	7	5	10	22	26	-4	26	DWLDD
19	Sheffield Utd	23	8	2	13	31	36	-5	26	LWLDW
20	Swansea	23	7	5	11	24	31	-7	26	LWLWW
21	Oxford United	23	5	7	11	24	32	-8	22	WLLDL
22	Portsmouth	22	5	7	10	19	29	-10	22	DDWLL
23	Norwich	23	5	6	12	26	35	-9	21	WDWDL
24	Sheffield Wednesday	22	1	7	14	18	45	-27	-8	DLLDL

Birmingham vs Southampton AI Match Preview, Prediction, Team Stats Comparison, League table

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Birmingham vs Southampton: Championship Clash of Contrasting Form

Team statistics

Team Stats Comparison

Key points

AI Prediction

H2H

Team recent

Birmingham Team recent

Southampton Team recent

Odds

Birmingham

Southampton

Injuries / suspensions

Birmingham Injuries / suspensions

Southampton Injuries / suspensions

League table