This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
Birmingham City 3-1 Manchester City - March 29, 2008 / Premier League 2007/2008
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Premier League 2007/2008 - Round 32
BC
0
40' - Goal
Mauro Zárate40
HT
BC
54' - Goal
Mauro Zárate54
56' - Red card
Franck Queudrue5656
56' - Goal
Elano
56' - Substitution
Darius Vassellis substituted by Felipe Caicedo
56' - Goal
Elano 56' - Substitution
Darius Vassellis substituted by Felipe Caicedo
70' - Substitution
Mikael Forssellis substituted by Stuart Parnaby7072
72' - Substitution
Dietmar Hamannis substituted by Geovanni
72' - Substitution
Dietmar Hamannis substituted by Geovanni
75' - Goal
Gary McSheffrey7581
81' - Substitution
Benjaniis substituted by Emile Mpenza
81' - Substitution
Benjaniis substituted by Emile Mpenza
90' - Substitution
Mauro Zárateis substituted by Garry O'Connor90
FT
MC
MC
Team line-ups
Birmingham City
Johnson
Damien Johnson
Northern Ireland
B.date18/11/1978
Age29 years
H1m76
positionRight central midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Maik Taylor | 36 | 183 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Radhi Jaïdi | 32 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Franck Queudrue | 56 | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
David Murphy | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stephen Kelly | 24 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Damien Johnson | 29 | 199 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Fabrice Muamba | 19 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sebastian Larsson | 22 | 82 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mikael Forssell | 70 | 27 | 112 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mauro Zárate | 405490 | 21 | 8 | 8You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gary McSheffrey | 75 | 25 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
80
Manchester City
Dunne
Richard Dunne
Republic of Ireland
B.date21/09/1979
Age28 years
H1m88
positionRight central defender
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Joe Hart | 20 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jihai Sun | 30 | 145 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nedum Onuoha | 21 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Richard Dunne | 28 | 298 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Javier Garrido | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dietmar Hamann | 72 | 34 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gelson Fernandes | 21 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stephen Ireland | 21 | 90 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Elano | 56 | 26 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Darius Vassell | 56 | 27 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Benjani | 81 | 29 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
80
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Stuart Parnaby | 70 | 25 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Garry O'Connor | 90 | 24 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Felipe Caicedo | 56 | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Geovanni | 72 | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emile Mpenza | 81 | 29 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Damien Johnson
IN
Mehdi Nafti
OUT
Franck Queudrue
IN
Liam Ridgewell
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Elano
IN
Martin Petrov
OUT
Jihai Sun
IN
Vedran Corluka
OUT
Dietmar Hamann
IN
Michael Johnson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
19
Success rate in this team:
21 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
McLeish vs Manchester City
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on March 29, 2008
McLeish vs Eriksson
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on March 29, 2008
Manager
Age
Match num
60
39
56
39
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
60 %
Eriksson vs Birmingham City
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 29, 2008
Eriksson vs McLeish
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 29, 2008
Referee
Rob Styles
6 victories |
5 draws |
9 losses |
Birmingham City20 matches | General total | Manchester City24 matches | 4 victories |
7 draws |
13 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
Birmingham City4 matches | Season total | Manchester City2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
| Latest figure on March 29, 2008 | Latest figure on December 06, 2008 | |||||||
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Key figures
Birmingham City keeps its 8 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 02/02/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 06/01/2007-20/02/2007 time period (8 matches).
Manchester City keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a win away from home running (since 08/03/2008).
Birmingham City keeps its 14 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 29/12/2007). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 25/08/1986-08/11/1986 time period (16 matches).
General ranking
| -2 | 15 | Newcastle United | 32 pts | 31 rd |
| -2 | 16 | Wigan | 31 pts | 32 rd |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 30 pts | 32 rd | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 pts | 32 rd | |
| 19 | Fulham | 24 pts | 32 rd |
General ranking
| +1 | 7 | Blackburn | 50 pts | 32 rd |
| -1 | 8 | Aston Villa | 49 pts | 32 rd |
| 9 | Manchester City | 49 pts | 32 rd | |
| 10 | West Ham | 44 pts | 32 rd | |
| 11 | Tottenham | 39 pts | 31 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DBirmingham City 1-1 Fulham29/12/2007 | LBirmingham City 0-1 Chelsea19/01/2008 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Derby County02/02/2008 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Arsenal23/02/2008 | VBirmingham City 4-1 Tottenham01/03/2008 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Newcastle United17/03/2008 |
| Overall | DWest Ham 1-1 Birmingham City09/02/2008 | DBirmingham City 2-2 Arsenal23/02/2008 | VBirmingham City 4-1 Tottenham01/03/2008 | LPortsmouth 4-2 Birmingham City12/03/2008 | DBirmingham City 1-1 Newcastle United17/03/2008 | LReading 2-1 Birmingham City22/03/2008 |
Current form
| Away | LEverton 1-0 Manchester City12/01/2008 | LSheffield United 2-1 Manchester City27/01/2008 | DDerby County 1-1 Manchester City30/01/2008 | VManchester United 1-2 Manchester City10/02/2008 | LReading 2-0 Manchester City08/03/2008 | DBolton Wanderers 0-0 Manchester City22/03/2008 |
| Overall | VManchester United 1-2 Manchester City10/02/2008 | LManchester City 0-2 Everton25/02/2008 | DManchester City 0-0 Wigan01/03/2008 | LReading 2-0 Manchester City08/03/2008 | VManchester City 2-1 Tottenham16/03/2008 | DBolton Wanderers 0-0 Manchester City22/03/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 6 | 13 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
17 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
9 |
|
18 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
357 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
59 |
|
19 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
11 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
31 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
31 |
|
15 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
15 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
13 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
9 |
Draws (Competition total) |
10 |
|
6 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
16 |
Losses (Competition total) |
8 |
|
5 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
|
35 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
36 |
|
20 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
48 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
34 |
|
18 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
20 |
|
1.13 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.16 |
|
1.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.87 |
|
1.55 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.1 |
|
1.2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.33 |
Betting aid
|
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
11 |
|
6 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
11 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
10 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
10 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
19 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
14 |
|
9 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
1-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
53 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
42 |
|
22 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
27 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
Key players
| Mikael Forssell | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | Elano | |
| Mikael Forssell | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Rolando Bianchi |  |
 | James McFadden | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
 | Olivier Kapo | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Franck Queudrue | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| James McFadden | 4 goals during the last 6 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Stephen Ireland |  |
Historical head to head
Home
70 matches
44 v
10 d
16 l
163 gf
80 ga
Away
66 matches
9 v
11 d
46 l
56 gf
129 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
0 v
0 d
2 l
1 gf
9 ga
Total
138 matches
53 v
21 d
64 l
220 gf
218 ga
Historical head to head
Home
66 matches
46 v
11 d
9 l
129 gf
56 ga
Away
70 matches
16 v
10 d
44 l
80 gf
163 ga
Neutral ground
2 matches
2 v
0 d
0 l
9 gf
1 ga
Total
138 matches
64 v
21 d
53 l
218 gf
220 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 8 - 0 |
April 27, 1896 |
| Home | 8 - 0 |
April 27, 1896 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
October 10, 2001 |
| Away | 5 - 1 |
March 29, 1932 |
Latest head to head
October 20, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008
December 17, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006
August 20, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006
April 20, 2005 - Premier League 2004/2005
August 24, 2004 - Premier League 2004/2005
Best historical scorers against Manchester City
 |
Bob Latchford | 4 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
 |
Tony Evans | 4 goals | 1981 - 1981 |
 |
Frank Worthington | 3 goals | 1981 - 1982 |
|
Jimmy Bloomfield | 3 goals | 1961 - 1962 |
|
Bob Hatton | 3 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Jimmy Harris | 3 goals | 1961 - 1963 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/05/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Birmingham City
 |
Denis Law | 6 goals | 1960 - 1974 |
 |
Brian Kidd | 5 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
|
Darren Huckerby | 5 goals | 2001 - 2001 |
 |
Colin Bell | 4 goals | 1973 - 1975 |
 |
Shaun Goater | 4 goals | 2001 - 2001 |
|
Kevin Reeves | 2 goals | 1982 - 1982 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/05/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Manchester City
|
Joe Gallagher | 11 matches | 1974 - 1981 |
 |
Stan Lazaridis | 10 matches | 2001 - 2005 |
|
Kevin Dillon | 10 matches | 1977 - 1983 |
|
Garry Pendrey | 10 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
|
Kenny Burns | 9 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
 |
Trevor Francis | 9 matches | 1972 - 1978 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/05/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Birmingham City
|
Joe Corrigan | 17 matches | 1972 - 1983 |
 |
Willie Donachie | 14 matches | 1972 - 1979 |
|
Tommy Booth | 13 matches | 1972 - 1981 |
 |
Dennis Tueart | 10 matches | 1974 - 1983 |
|
Richard Dunne | 10 matches | 2001 - 2007 |
|
Asa Hartford | 10 matches | 1975 - 1983 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 05/05/1956. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
They played in both sides
228 matches
26 matches
1972 - 1982
87 matches
173 matches
1980 - 1995
81 matches
7 matches
1983 - 1986
69 matches
145 matches
1969 - 1979
42 matches
26 matches
1985 - 2004
37 matches
192 matches
1978 - 1993
Total : 18 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/08/1962. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. They played in both sides
37 matches
192 matches
1978 - 1993
87 matches
173 matches
1980 - 1995
69 matches
145 matches
1969 - 1979
5 matches
56 matches
1989 - 1995
8 matches
42 matches
1970 - 1982
28 matches
40 matches
1962 - 1964
Total : 18 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/08/1962. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. Competition info
The other matches
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March 30, 2008
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Manchester United | 76 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 15 | +53 |
+12
|  | Arsenal | 70 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 62 | 26 | +36 |
-13
|  | Chelsea | 68 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 23 | +32 |
4
|  | Liverpool | 59 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 55 | 24 | +31 |
5
|  | Everton | 57 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 26 | +22 |
6
|  | Portsmouth | 53 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 33 | +13 |
+17
|  | Blackburn | 50 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 38 | +4 |
-18
|  | Aston Villa | 49 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 |
9
|  | Manchester City | 49 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
10
|  | West Ham | 44 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 39 | -4 |
11
|  | Tottenham | 39 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 51 | +9 |
12
|  | Middlesbrough | 34 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 44 | -16 |
+313
|  | Sunderland | 33 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 49 | -20 |
+114
|  | Reading | 32 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 58 | -21 |
-215
|  | Newcastle United | 32 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 57 | -24 |
-216
|  | Wigan | 31 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 47 | -19 |
17
|  | Birmingham City | 30 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 49 | -11 |
18
|  | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 48 | -18 |
19
|  | Fulham | 24 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 53 | -24 |
20
|  | Derby County | 11 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 67 | -51 |
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