Cardiff vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 22': Goal! Cardiff City 0, Birmingham City 1. Jérémie Bela (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Eli King.
- 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Ryan Wintle.
- 45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Birmingham City 1.
- 48': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Cody Drameh (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Nico Gordon (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Juninho Bacuna.
- 67': Curtis Nelson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan Graham replaces Jérémie Bela.
- 76': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Cardiff City. Max Watters replaces Tommy Doyle.
- 82': Neil Etheridge (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Birmingham City 1. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Game Information
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 21,395
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Leicester City | 43 | 91 | 10 |
| +43 | Leeds United | 44 | 90 | 8 |
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +29 | Southampton | 43 | 84 | 9 |
Statistics
 BIR |
CAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 36.8 | Possession | 63.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 164 | Accurate Passes | 344 |
| 262 | Passes | 447 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 31 | Clearances | 9 |
Cardiff City (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dillon Phillips (GK) |
| 16 | Curtis Nelson  |
| 42 | Oliver Denham |
| 2 | Mark McGuinness |
| 38 | Perry Ng |
| 17 | Cody Drameh |
| 15 | Ryan Wintle |
| 32 | Eli King |
| 22 | Tommy Doyle |
| 29 | Mark Harris |
| 9 | Jordan Hugill |
Birmingham City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts |
| 5 | George Friend |
| 50 | Nico Gordon |
| 20 | Gary Gardner |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 21 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 25 | Onel Hernández |
| 33 | Lyle Taylor |
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