Birmingham City vs Southampton prediction — Championship · Tue 1 Sept · 20:00 UK

Championship · Tue 1 Sept · 20:00 UK
Birmingham City 35Draw 27Southampton 37
The call
76%
Over 1.5 goals
2.7
Goals expected
Full time
Final 1–1
Goal before half-time (before kick-off)
72%
Both teams score (before kick-off)
56%
3+ goals (before kick-off)
52%

How it finished

Birmingham City and Southampton drew 1–1. Bawler's model favoured Southampton at 37% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave the draw 27%. It forecast 2.7 goals and the match produced 2. Birmingham City had 16 shots (4 on target) to Southampton's 13 (4), with 37% of the ball against 63%. Expected goals finished 1.2 to 0.9.

Birmingham…Full-time statsSouthampton
37%Possession63%
1.2Expected goals (xG)0.9
16Shots13
4Shots on target4
10Shots inside box11
4Big chances1
3Corners5
3Saves3
12Fouls8
2Offsides5
3Yellow cards2
What we publishedBeforeAfter
ResultSouthampton 37%Draw (27% called)
Total goals2.72
Both teams to score56%Yes
Model callOver 1.5 Goals 76%Landed
Second callOver 2.5 Goals 52%Missed

Published before kickoff and settled afterwards — misses included. Every call is time-stamped to the Bitcoin blockchain before the match so it cannot be edited later.

What we expected · full match

Birmingham CitySouthampton
1.3Goals1.4
14.5Shots10.7
4.6On target3.7
4.8Corners3.8

What we expected

MarketProbability
Over 1.5 goals76%
Southampton to score75%
Birmingham City to score74%
Under 3.5 goals70%

First half — what we expected

Birmingham City
53%
to score before half-time
Southampton
41%
to score before half-time

Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 72%

Birmingham CitySouthampton
7.01st-half shots5.1
2.31st-half shots on target1.8
2.31st-half corners1.8

First-half chances

64%Chance of 6+ shots40%
40%Chance of 8+ shots19%
86%Chance of 1+ shots on target78%
39%Chance of 3+ shots on target26%
85%Chance of 1+ corners78%
38%Chance of 3+ corners28%

How the match splits

1st half2nd half
Shots · Birmingham City7.07.4
Shots · Southampton5.15.6
Shots on target · Birmingham City2.32.3
Shots on target · Southampton1.82.0
Corners · Birmingham City2.32.5
Corners · Southampton1.82.0
How to read this

First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's last six first halves.

Second half — who scores?

What we read at half-time appears here once it loads.

Model inputs

Expected goals gap (xG)-0.0 / match
Opponent strength indexLower mid
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Common questions

Who won Birmingham City vs Southampton?

Birmingham City and Southampton drew 1–1. Bawler's model favoured Southampton at 37% before kickoff and got it wrong — it gave the draw 27%. It forecast 2.7 goals and the match produced 2. Birmingham City had 16 shots (4 on target) to Southampton's 13 (4), with 37% of the ball against 63%. Expected goals finished 1.2 to 0.9.

What was the final score in Birmingham City vs Southampton?

Birmingham City 1–1 Southampton, played on 01 Sept 2026 in the ENGLAND: Championship. Bawler's model had gone into it with Birmingham City 35%, the draw 27% and Southampton 37%.

What were the stats in Birmingham City vs Southampton?

Full-time: Possession 37%–63%, Expected goals (xG) 1.2–0.9, Shots 16–13, Shots on target 4–4, Shots inside box 10–11, Big chances 4–1, Corners 3–5, Saves 3–3, Fouls 12–8, Offsides 2–5, Yellow cards 3–2.

Did both teams score in Birmingham City vs Southampton?

Yes — both Birmingham City and Southampton scored, finishing 1–1. Bawler's model had put both teams scoring at 56% before kickoff.

Was Bawler's prediction for Birmingham City vs Southampton right?

Every call is published before kickoff and graded afterwards, misses included. On this match: Result — we said Southampton 37%, it finished Draw (27% called); Total goals — we said 2.7, it finished 2; Both teams to score — we said 56%, it finished Yes; Model call — we said Over 1.5 Goals 76%, it finished Landed; Second call — we said Over 2.5 Goals 52%, it finished Missed.

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