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Birmingham City vs Blackpool
29 Dec 2024, 15:00 · League One · 2024/2025
Referee
Lewis SmithLeague One 2024/2025 · 7 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Birmingham CityMin
Blackpool- ⇄
Ethan Laird
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Lee Buchanan
9′ Krystian Bielik
Yellowcard
20′- ⇄
Luke Harris
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Emil Hansson
45′ - ⇄
Jay Stansfield
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Lyndon Dykes
46′ - ⇄
Ben Davies
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Christoph Klarer
58′ - ⇄
Marc Leonard
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Alfie May
58′ - 70′⇄
Sonny Carey
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Hayden Coulson
- 71′
Matthew Pennington
Yellowcard
- 79′⇄
J. Rhodes
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ashley Fletcher
- 80′⇄
Dom Ballard
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kyle Joseph
- 85′⇄
Jordan Gabriel
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Rob Apter
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.50 | |
| 58 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.49 | |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.37 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.68 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 7.78 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.24 | |
| 45 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.65 | |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.74 | |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.66 | |
| 81 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.47 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.82 | |
| 45 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.72 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 45 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.54 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Birmingham City
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Match stats
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Blackpool
Latest: Wrexham · 1–2
Match stats
26 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Away vs Wrexham · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Birmingham City’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Birmingham City’s home games with Blackpool’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Birmingham City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Blackpool
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Birmingham City
Blackpool
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Birmingham City
Blackpool
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Birmingham City
Blackpool
Previous meetings
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