Cardiff City FC v Birmingham City FC: preview, form and head-to-head

EFL Championship · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff

15:00 Kick-off

Birmingham City

Our verdict

Cardiff 1-2 Birmingham City

Birmingham City to win

36%Cardiff

25%Draw

39%Birmingham City

From both sides' goals scored and conceded in this competition over the past year, recent games counting most. MFF Bot's full record. Predictions for interest, not betting advice.

Key storylines

Cardiff (19th) host Birmingham City (5th)
Cardiff unbeaten at home this season (5 played)
Birmingham City have won 4 of their last 5
Cardiff have won 4 of the last 6 meetings

Match info

Competition: EFL Championship
Matchday: 12
Date: Sat 24 Oct 2026
Kick-off: 15:00 (BST)
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Season: 2026-27

Recent form

Cardiff

L W L W D

Birmingham City

W D W W W

This season's last five, oldest first.

Head to head

4Cardiff wins1Draws1Birmingham City wins

Last 6 meetings

The numbers per game

Cardiff	Measure	Birmingham City
1.64	Goals scored	1.82
1.55	Goals conceded	1.00
1.00	Points per game	1.82
0	Clean sheets	4
20	Yellow cards	23
17.3	Shots	13.8
6.0	On target	5.0
62%	Possession	51%
7.1	Corners	6.3
10.1	Fouls	11.8
3.1	Offsides	2.2
1.41	xG expected here (our model)	1.47

This season's matches before this one (Statorium). The xG table