On the 19th of February, Stoke City will host Birmingham City in a Championship match. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Stoke City is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest. Brennan Johnson struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 56th minute, then Josh Maja tied it up for Stoke City in the 68th minute . Stoke City is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while birmingham City sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Luton Town. Juninho Bacuna scored the first goal for Birmingham City in the 25th minute, then Lyle Taylor added another in the 46th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Luton Town couldn’t manage to score, and Birmingham City took the shutout win. Birmingham City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Birmingham City and Stoke City last played eachother at the St. Andrew’s Stadium on Sat Aug 14th. Birmingham City and Stoke City battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Birmingham City nor Stoke City could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Birmingham City’s most prolific scorer has been Lyle Taylor. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Jacob Brown has been the most prolific scorer on Stoke City in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.