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EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 27, 2024 at 8pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
0 - 2
Fulham


May (56')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Jimenez (10' pen.), Stansfield (14')
Reed (49'), Traore (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's EFL Cup clash between Birmingham City and Fulham, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Birmingham City

All competitions
EFL Cup
Last Game: Leyton Orient 1-2 Birmingham
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in League One

Fulham

All competitions
Last Game: Fulham 2-1 Leicester
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Fulham win with a probability of 40.86%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 34.63% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Fulham win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.12%) and 0-2 (6.26%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 2-1 (7.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.38%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Fulham in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Fulham.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawFulham
34.63%24.5% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)40.86% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Both teams to score 59.25% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.4% (0.012 0.01)43.59% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.01% (0.012 0.01)65.98% (-0.012 -0.01)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.38% (0.007000000000005 0.01)24.62% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.87% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)59.13% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Fulham Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.6% (0.007000000000005 0.01)21.39% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.61% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)54.38% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 34.63%
    Fulham 40.87%
    Draw 24.49%
Birmingham CityDrawFulham
2-1 @ 7.98%
1-0 @ 7.38% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
2-0 @ 5.17% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 3.73%
3-2 @ 2.87% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-0 @ 2.42%
4-1 @ 1.31%
4-2 @ 1.01%
Other @ 2.77%
Total : 34.63%
1-1 @ 11.38%
2-2 @ 6.15% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 5.27% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 1.48%
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 24.49%
1-2 @ 8.78%
0-1 @ 8.12% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-2 @ 6.26% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-3 @ 4.51% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-3 @ 3.22%
2-3 @ 3.16% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-4 @ 1.74% (0.00099999999999989 0)
0-4 @ 1.24%
2-4 @ 1.22% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 40.87%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Fulham

Birmingham City
27.5%
Draw
9.2%
Fulham
63.4%
131
Head to Head
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Gameweek 24
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6-2
Birmingham
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Reed (67')
Sunjic (45'), Gardner (74')
Pedersen (52')
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Chong (48'), Gardner (67')
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Michael Seri (36')
> Match Report
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0-2
Fulham
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Bryan (50'), Hector (56')
> Match Report
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> Match Report
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