Birmingham 4-0 Portsmouth
Updated
Birmingham won: Birmingham 4-0 Portsmouth in the Championship (Round 13) on Sat, 1 Nov 2025 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham. Birmingham goals: Seung-Ho Paik 9', Tomoki Iwata 56', Christoph Klarer 61', Keshi Anderson 88'. Expected goals: 3.11-0.23. Possession: 42-58. Player of the match: Tomoki Iwata (9).
Match report
Birmingham rout Portsmouth 4-0
Birmingham thrashed Portsmouth 4-0 at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park on Saturday 1 November in the Championship.
Seung-Ho Paik put Birmingham ahead on 9' (1-0), Tomoki Iwata made it 2-0 on 56', Christoph Klarer made it 3-0 on 61' and Keshi Anderson made it 4-0 on 88'.
Birmingham had 42% of the ball, shots were 19-5 (7-0 on target) and expected goals finished 3.11-0.23. Birmingham were the better side on chances, too.
Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) was player of the match with a 9 rating.
Attendance: 27,903. Referee: Andrew Kitchen.
Match stats
| Birmingham | Portsmouth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 42 | 58 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 3.11 | 0.23 |
| Total shots | 19 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 0 |
| Touches in opposition box | 29 | 13 |
| Big chances | 7 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 6 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 252 (74%) | 359 (77%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Corners | 9 | 5 |
| Total shots | 19 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 0 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 13 | 2 |
Lineups
Birmingham (4-2-3-1): James Beadle, Tomoki Iwata, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Alexander Cochrane, Tommy Doyle, Seung-Ho Paik, Patrick Roberts, Jay Stansfield, Demarai Gray, Marvin Ducksch
Portsmouth (4-2-3-1): Josef Bursik, Jordan Williams, Hayden Matthews, Regan Poole, Ibane Bowat, Marlon Pack, Andre Dozzell, Mark Kosznovszky, John Swift, Min-Hyeok Yang, Makenzie Kirk
Key events
- 9' · Goal · Seung-Ho Paik (Birmingham)
- 23' · Yellow card · Christoph Klarer (Birmingham)
- 46' · Substitution · Keshi Anderson for Patrick Roberts (Birmingham)
- 53' · Substitution · Josh Murphy for Min-Hyeok Yang (Portsmouth)
- 53' · Substitution · Colby Bishop for Makenzie Kirk (Portsmouth)
- 53' · Substitution · Zak Swanson for Ibane Bowat (Portsmouth)
- 56' · Goal · Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham)
- 58' · Substitution · Kyogo Furuhashi for Marvin Ducksch (Birmingham)
- 60' · Yellow card · Jordan Williams (Portsmouth)
- 61' · Goal · Christoph Klarer (Birmingham)
- 67' · Substitution · Conor Chaplin for John Swift (Portsmouth)
- 77' · Substitution · Lyndon Dykes for Jay Stansfield (Birmingham)
- 77' · Substitution · Lewis Koumas for Demarai Gray (Birmingham)
- 82' · Substitution · Josh Knight for Hayden Matthews (Portsmouth)
- 88' · Goal · Keshi Anderson (Birmingham)
- 89' · Substitution · Bright Osayi-Samuel for Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Josh Murphy (Portsmouth)
All-time head-to-head
30 league meetings since 1993: Birmingham 13, draws 11, Portsmouth 6.
Questions
Who won Birmingham vs Portsmouth?
Birmingham won, 4-0 (Championship) on Sat, 1 Nov 2025.
When and where is Birmingham vs Portsmouth?
Sat, 1 Nov 2025, 15:00 UTC at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, Championship.
What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham and Portsmouth?
In 30 league meetings since 1993: Birmingham 13 wins, 11 draws, Portsmouth 6 wins (goals 42-30).