Stoke City vs Birmingham City prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Stoke City vs Birmingham City

Championship · Saturday 21 November 2026, 15:00 UTC · Bet365 Stadium, Stoke

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Stoke City vs Birmingham City preview

The Championship fixture between Stoke City and Birmingham City is scheduled for Saturday 21 November 2026 at 15:00 UTC at Bet365 Stadium in Stoke. Stoke City are 3rd in the table with 29 points from 15, while Birmingham City sit 1st on 29 points after 15 matches.

Recent form: Stoke City W-W-W-D-W, Birmingham City W-W-W-L-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Stoke City have scored 1.5 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Birmingham City average 2.5 scored and 0.5 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, Stoke City have 2 wins to Birmingham City's 3 across 10 meetings, with 5 draws. Those games averaged 2.1 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 24 Jan 2026, ended Birmingham City 1-1 Stoke City.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Birmingham City158522814+1429WLWWW
3Stoke City159242418+629WDWWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Stoke City 2, draws 5, Birmingham City 3.

Team news

Stoke City expected line-up (3-4-3)

Viktor Johansson, Ben Wilmot, Luke Graham, Bosun Lawal, Ben Johnson, Djibril Soumaré, Ethan Galbraith, Jack McGlynn, Róbert Boženík

Birmingham City expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

J. Beadle, Alex Cochrane, Phil Neumann, Christoph Klarer, Ethan Laird, Tomoki Iwata, Jhon Solís, Liam Millar, Patrick Roberts, Max Bird, Jay Stansfield

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