Updated 4 January 2026, after full time.
Birmingham 3-2 Coventry in the Championship at St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham on 4 January 2026. Scorers: Marvin Ducksch ×2, Lewis Koumas for Birmingham; Ellis Simms, Josh Eccles for Coventry. In their last 6 meetings, Birmingham have won 1, Coventry 4, with 1 draw.
Birmingham 3-2 Coventry was the final score in the Championship on Sunday 4 January 2026 at St. Andrew's Stadium. Scorers: Marvin Ducksch (2), Lewis Koumas for Birmingham; Ellis Simms, Josh Eccles for Coventry. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Birmingham vs Coventry was played at St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham on Sunday 4 January 2026, the home ground of Birmingham, which holds 29,409 people. It finished Birmingham 3-2 Coventry in the Championship, with kick-off at 12:00 UK time.
Birmingham have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 2, with results reading W W W L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win away to Lincoln in the Championship on 31 October.
Coventry have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 6, with results reading W W L L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-1 win at home to Sunderland in the Premier League on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Birmingham have won 1, Coventry have won 4 and 1 was drawn, with Birmingham scoring 5 goals to Coventry's 11. The most recent was Coventry City 3-0 Birmingham City on 27 September 2025 in the Championship.
August Priske leads Birmingham with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Birmingham player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Birmingham player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Ellis Simms leads Coventry with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Coventry player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Coventry player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
James Linington refereed Birmingham vs Coventry, averaging 20.4 fouls and 3.4 yellow cards per game across 18 games this season. That is 0.06 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2025 | Championship | Coventry City vs Birmingham City | 3-0 |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Coventry City | 3-0 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | Championship | Coventry City vs Birmingham City | 2-0 |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Championship | Coventry City vs Birmingham City | 2-0 |
| 17 Sep 2022 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Coventry City | 0-0 |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Championship | Birmingham City vs Coventry City | 2-4 |
| Stat | Birmingham | Coventry |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 24% | 76% |
| Shots | 9 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 6 |
| Corners | 2 | 6 |
| Fouls | 13 | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Tackles | 18 | 18 |
| Passes | 170 | 514 |
Birmingham: M. Ducksch 6', L. Koumas 17', M. Ducksch 63'. Coventry: J. Eccles 8', E. Simms 60', B. Thomas (red card) 90+5'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.9 | 4 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1 | 3 of 24 |
| Shots | 13.4 | 13 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.8 | 7 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12.2 | 6 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.1 | 14 of 24 |
| Passes | 387.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.3 | 14 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1 | 18 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 17 of 20 |
| Shots | 10.8 | 18 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.2 | 19 of 20 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 12 of 20 |
| Tackles | 10.7 | 20 of 20 |
| Passes | 329.4 | 19 of 20 |
| Corners | 3.8 | 17 of 20 |