ChampionshipFull time
CardiffCardiff vs Birmingham — Championship
3-2
BirminghamCardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Going into the match, Cardiff had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Birmingham had won 2, drawn 1, lost 7 in 10, scoring 0.8. Cardiff are 21st in the Championship on 7 points; Birmingham are 10th on 11.
Match report
Home form going in: Cardiff
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (W W W W W). 1.7 scored per game, 0.5 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Barnsley · 6 Mar 2018
- W 1-0 vs Bristol City · 25 Feb 2018
- W 0-1 at Ipswich · 21 Feb 2018
- W 1-0 vs Middlesbrough · 17 Feb 2018
- W 2-0 vs Bolton · 13 Feb 2018
- D 1-1 at Millwall · 9 Feb 2018
Away form going in: Birmingham
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 1, lost 7 (L L L L L). 0.8 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 0-1 vs Middlesbrough · 6 Mar 2018
- L 2-1 at Nott'm Forest · 3 Mar 2018
- L 0-2 vs Barnsley · 24 Feb 2018
- L 5-0 at Brentford · 20 Feb 2018
- L 0-1 vs Millwall · 17 Feb 2018
- L 2-0 at Aston Villa · 11 Feb 2018
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Metric | Birmingham |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Total shots | 16 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 12 |
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | West Brom | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Norwich | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |