Birmingham host Coventry in the England Championship on 4 January 2026, Sunday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 12:00 UK Time.
Birmingham host Coventry in a Championship fixture shaped by contrast in league position but similarity in recent scorelines. The Blues have struggled to convert control into wins, while Coventry arrive with promotion momentum despite a slight dip in results. The data points toward a competitive contest rather than a one-sided affair.
Birmingham’s recent form has settled into a familiar pattern. Three of their last five matches ended 1-1, all at St Andrew’s, which highlights their ability to stay competitive without finding a decisive moment. Losses away at Watford and Sheffield United, both by 3-0, underline the gap when defensive pressure increases.
At home, the Blues remain organised and difficult to break down. They have scored in four of the last five matches and conceded just once in each of their last three at home. However, the lack of a second goal continues to limit outcomes. With 32 goals scored and 31 conceded across the season, Birmingham often operate on narrow margins that keep matches open deep into the second half.
Coventry’s position at the top of the table reflects consistency rather than explosive form. Two recent home wins by 1-0 against Swansea and Bristol City show how efficiently they manage games when leading. Draws away at Southampton and Charlton reinforce their resilience on the road.
The 2-0 home defeat to Ipswich was a rare off day, but defensively Coventry remain one of the most reliable sides in the division. With just three losses all season and 54 goals scored, their attacking output is balanced across the squad. Head-to-head history also favours the Sky Blues, who have won four of the last five meetings, including a 3-0 victory earlier this season.
The best bet for this fixture is both teams to score at 1.67 odds. Birmingham have found the net regularly at home, while Coventry have scored in four of their last five matches. Both sides show a tendency to settle into controlled rhythms rather than all out pressure, which often leads to goals at each end.
Another angle worth considering is the correct score prediction of 1-1 at 6.50 odds. Birmingham’s recent home draws and Coventry’s away stalemates point toward a balanced outcome. While Coventry carry greater attacking threat overall, Birmingham’s structure at home suggests they can limit damage and keep the contest level through ninety minutes.
| Birmingham | Coventry | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 45 | 45 |
| Wins | 17 | 27 |
| Draws | 12 | 11 |
| Loss | 16 | 7 |
| Goals For | 56 | 93 |
| Goals Against | 55 | 45 |
| Birmingham | Coventry | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 23 | 22 |
| Wins | 12 | 10 |
| Draws | 8 | 7 |
| Loss | 3 | 5 |
| Goals For | 39 | 42 |
| Goals Against | 22 | 26 |
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25.04.26
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Birmingham Bristol City |
2-1 |
|
22.04.26
|
Birmingham Preston |
2-1 |
|
18.04.26
|
Hull City Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
12.04.26
|
Birmingham Wrexham |
2-0 |
|
06.04.26
|
Ipswich Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
03.04.26
|
Birmingham Blackburn |
0-1 |
|
21.03.26
|
Derby Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Birmingham Sheffield United |
1-1 |
|
11.03.26
|
Birmingham QPR |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
|
Charlton Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
02.03.26
|
Birmingham Middlesbrough |
1-3 |
|
25.02.26
|
Millwall Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
21.02.26
|
Norwich Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
15.02.26
|
Birmingham Leeds (Penalties:2 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Birmingham West Brom |
0-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Birmingham Leicester |
2-1 |
|
31.01.26
|
Oxford Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Birmingham Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
20.01.26
|
Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
17.01.26
|
Swansea Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
10.01.26
|
Cambridge Birmingham |
2-3 |
|
04.01.26
|
Birmingham Coventry |
3-2 |
|
01.01.26
|
Watford Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Birmingham Southampton |
1-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Birmingham Derby |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Sheffield United Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
13.12.25
|
Birmingham Charlton |
1-1 |
|
09.12.25
|
QPR Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Southampton Birmingham |
3-1 |
|
01.12.25
|
Birmingham Watford |
2-1 |
|
26.11.25
|
West Brom Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
22.11.25
|
Birmingham Norwich |
4-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Birmingham Millwall |
4-0 |
|
01.11.25
|
Birmingham Portsmouth |
4-0 |
|
25.10.25
|
Bristol City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
21.10.25
|
Preston Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
18.10.25
|
Birmingham Hull City |
2-3 |
|
03.10.25
|
Wrexham Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Birmingham Sheffield Wednesday |
2-2 |
|
27.09.25
|
Coventry Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
20.09.25
|
Birmingham Swansea |
1-0 |
|
13.09.25
|
Stoke City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
29.08.25
|
Leicester Birmingham |
2-0 |
|
26.08.25
|
Birmingham Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Birmingham Oxford |
1-0 |
|
16.08.25
|
Blackburn Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
13.08.25
|
Birmingham Sheffield United |
2-1 |
|
08.08.25
|
Birmingham Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Birmingham Nottingham Forest |
1-0 |
|
25.04.26
|
Birmingham Bristol City |
2-1 |
|
22.04.26
|
Birmingham Preston |
2-1 |
|
12.04.26
|
Birmingham Wrexham |
2-0 |
|
03.04.26
|
Birmingham Blackburn |
0-1 |
|
14.03.26
|
Birmingham Sheffield United |
1-1 |
|
11.03.26
|
Birmingham QPR |
1-0 |
|
02.03.26
|
Birmingham Middlesbrough |
1-3 |
|
15.02.26
|
Birmingham Leeds (Penalties:2 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Birmingham West Brom |
0-0 |
|
07.02.26
|
Birmingham Leicester |
2-1 |
|
24.01.26
|
Birmingham Stoke City |
1-1 |
|
04.01.26
|
Birmingham Coventry |
3-2 |
|
29.12.25
|
Birmingham Southampton |
1-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Birmingham Derby |
1-1 |
|
13.12.25
|
Birmingham Charlton |
1-1 |
|
01.12.25
|
Birmingham Watford |
2-1 |
|
22.11.25
|
Birmingham Norwich |
4-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Birmingham Millwall |
4-0 |
|
01.11.25
|
Birmingham Portsmouth |
4-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Birmingham Hull City |
2-3 |
|
30.09.25
|
Birmingham Sheffield Wednesday |
2-2 |
|
20.09.25
|
Birmingham Swansea |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
|
Birmingham Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Birmingham Oxford |
1-0 |
|
13.08.25
|
Birmingham Sheffield United |
2-1 |
|
08.08.25
|
Birmingham Ipswich |
1-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Birmingham Nottingham Forest |
1-0 |
|
27.04.25
|
Birmingham Mansfield |
4-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Birmingham Crawley |
0-0 |
|
13.04.25
|
Birmingham Peterborough |
0-2 |
|
05.04.25
|
Birmingham Barnsley |
6-2 |
|
29.03.25
|
Birmingham Shrewsbury |
4-1 |
|
11.03.25
|
Birmingham Stevenage |
2-1 |
|
08.03.25
|
Birmingham Lincoln |
1-0 |
|
01.03.25
|
Birmingham Wycombe |
1-0 |
|
25.02.25
|
Birmingham Leyton Orient |
2-0 |
|
18.02.25
|
Birmingham Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
15.02.25
|
Birmingham Charlton |
1-0 |
|
11.02.25
|
Birmingham Cambridge |
4-0 |
|
08.02.25
|
Birmingham Chattanooga |
2-3 |
|
08.02.25
|
Birmingham Newcastle |
2-3 |
|
01.02.25
|
Birmingham Atlanta |
0-2 |
|
01.02.25
|
Birmingham Rotherham |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Birmingham Exeter City |
1-0 |
|
11.01.25
|
Birmingham Lincoln |
2-1 |
|
29.12.24
|
Birmingham Blackpool |
0-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Birmingham Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
14.12.24
|
Birmingham Bristol Rovers |
2-0 |
|
04.12.24
|
Birmingham Stockport |
2-0 |
|
09.11.24
|
Birmingham Northampton |
1-1 |
|
18.04.26
|
Hull City Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
06.04.26
|
Ipswich Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
21.03.26
|
Derby Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
|
Charlton Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
25.02.26
|
Millwall Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
21.02.26
|
Norwich Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
Oxford Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
20.01.26
|
Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
17.01.26
|
Swansea Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
10.01.26
|
Cambridge Birmingham |
2-3 |
|
01.01.26
|
Watford Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
20.12.25
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Sheffield United Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
09.12.25
|
QPR Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Southampton Birmingham |
3-1 |
|
26.11.25
|
West Brom Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Birmingham |
2-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Bristol City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
21.10.25
|
Preston Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
03.10.25
|
Wrexham Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
27.09.25
|
Coventry Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
13.09.25
|
Stoke City Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
29.08.25
|
Leicester Birmingham |
2-0 |
|
16.08.25
|
Blackburn Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
26.07.25
|
Northampton Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
26.07.25
|
Port Vale Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
23.07.25
|
Solihull Moors Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
19.07.25
|
Crewe Birmingham |
4-0 |
|
19.07.25
|
Burton Albion Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Cambridge Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
30.04.25
|
Blackpool Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
24.04.25
|
Stevenage Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
21.04.25
|
Burton Albion Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
08.04.25
|
Peterborough Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
01.04.25
|
Bristol Rovers Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
15.03.25
|
Northampton Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
04.03.25
|
Bolton Birmingham |
3-1 |
|
22.02.25
|
Reading Birmingham |
0-0 |
|
04.02.25
|
Stevenage Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
28.01.25
|
Huddersfield Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
23.01.25
|
Wrexham Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
14.01.25
|
Swindon Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
04.01.25
|
Wigan Birmingham |
0-3 |
|
01.01.25
|
Stockport Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
23.12.24
|
Crawley Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
10.12.24
|
Exeter City Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
07.12.24
|
Barnsley Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
01.12.24
|
Blackpool Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
26.11.24
|
Exeter City Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
23.11.24
|
Shrewsbury Birmingham |
3-2 |
|
03.11.24
|
Sutton Birmingham |
0-1 |
|
26.04.26
|
Coventry Wrexham |
3-1 |
|
21.04.26
|
Coventry Portsmouth |
5-1 |
|
17.04.26
|
Blackburn Coventry |
1-1 |
|
11.04.26
|
Coventry Sheffield Wednesday |
0-0 |
|
06.04.26
|
Hull City Coventry |
0-0 |
|
03.04.26
|
Coventry Derby |
3-2 |
|
21.03.26
|
Swansea Coventry |
0-3 |
|
14.03.26
|
Coventry Southampton |
1-2 |
|
11.03.26
|
Coventry Preston |
3-0 |
|
07.03.26
|
Bristol City Coventry |
0-2 |
|
28.02.26
|
Coventry Stoke City |
2-1 |
|
25.02.26
|
Sheffield United Coventry |
1-2 |
|
21.02.26
|
West Brom Coventry |
0-2 |
|
16.02.26
|
Coventry Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
07.02.26
|
Coventry Oxford |
0-0 |
|
31.01.26
|
QPR Coventry |
2-1 |
|
26.01.26
|
Norwich Coventry |
2-1 |
|
20.01.26
|
Coventry Millwall |
2-1 |
|
17.01.26
|
Coventry Leicester |
2-1 |
|
10.01.26
|
Stoke City Coventry |
1-0 |
|
04.01.26
|
Birmingham Coventry |
3-2 |
|
01.01.26
|
Charlton Coventry |
1-1 |
|
29.12.25
|
Coventry Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
|
Coventry Swansea |
1-0 |
|
20.12.25
|
Southampton Coventry |
1-1 |
|
13.12.25
|
Coventry Bristol City |
1-0 |
|
09.12.25
|
Preston Coventry |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Ipswich Coventry |
3-0 |
|
29.11.25
|
Coventry Charlton |
3-1 |
|
25.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Coventry |
2-4 |
|
22.11.25
|
Coventry West Brom |
3-2 |
|
08.11.25
|
Stoke City Coventry |
0-1 |
|
04.11.25
|
Coventry Sheffield United |
3-1 |
|
31.10.25
|
Wrexham Coventry |
3-2 |
|
25.10.25
|
Coventry Watford |
3-1 |
|
21.10.25
|
Portsmouth Coventry |
1-2 |
|
18.10.25
|
Coventry Blackburn |
2-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Coventry |
0-5 |
|
01.10.25
|
Millwall Coventry |
0-4 |
|
27.09.25
|
Coventry Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
20.09.25
|
Leicester Coventry |
0-0 |
|
13.09.25
|
Coventry Norwich |
1-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Oxford Coventry |
2-2 |
|
26.08.25
|
Millwall Coventry |
2-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Coventry QPR |
7-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Derby Coventry |
3-5 |
|
12.08.25
|
Coventry Luton |
1-0 |
|
09.08.25
|
Coventry Hull City |
0-0 |
|
02.08.25
|
Coventry St. Pauli |
2-2 |
|
23.07.25
|
Bristol Rovers Coventry |
0-2 |
|
26.04.26
|
Coventry Wrexham |
3-1 |
|
21.04.26
|
Coventry Portsmouth |
5-1 |
|
11.04.26
|
Coventry Sheffield Wednesday |
0-0 |
|
03.04.26
|
Coventry Derby |
3-2 |
|
14.03.26
|
Coventry Southampton |
1-2 |
|
11.03.26
|
Coventry Preston |
3-0 |
|
28.02.26
|
Coventry Stoke City |
2-1 |
|
16.02.26
|
Coventry Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
|
07.02.26
|
Coventry Oxford |
0-0 |
|
20.01.26
|
Coventry Millwall |
2-1 |
|
17.01.26
|
Coventry Leicester |
2-1 |
|
29.12.25
|
Coventry Ipswich |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
|
Coventry Swansea |
1-0 |
|
13.12.25
|
Coventry Bristol City |
1-0 |
|
29.11.25
|
Coventry Charlton |
3-1 |
|
22.11.25
|
Coventry West Brom |
3-2 |
|
04.11.25
|
Coventry Sheffield United |
3-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Coventry Watford |
3-1 |
|
18.10.25
|
Coventry Blackburn |
2-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Coventry Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
13.09.25
|
Coventry Norwich |
1-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Coventry QPR |
7-1 |
|
12.08.25
|
Coventry Luton |
1-0 |
|
09.08.25
|
Coventry Hull City |
0-0 |
|
02.08.25
|
Coventry St. Pauli |
2-2 |
|
09.05.25
|
Coventry Sunderland |
1-2 |
|
03.05.25
|
Coventry Middlesbrough |
2-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Coventry West Brom |
2-0 |
|
09.04.25
|
Coventry Portsmouth |
1-0 |
|
05.04.25
|
Coventry Burnley |
1-2 |
|
15.03.25
|
Coventry Sunderland |
3-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Coventry Stoke City |
3-2 |
|
22.02.25
|
Coventry Preston |
2-1 |
|
11.02.25
|
Coventry QPR |
1-0 |
|
08.02.25
|
Coventry Ipswich |
1-4 |
|
05.02.25
|
Coventry Leeds |
0-2 |
|
25.01.25
|
Coventry Watford |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Coventry Bristol City |
1-0 |
|
11.01.25
|
Coventry Sheffield Wednesday (Penalties:4 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
29.12.24
|
Coventry Millwall |
0-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Coventry Plymouth |
4-0 |
|
14.12.24
|
Coventry Hull City |
2-1 |
|
30.11.24
|
Coventry Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
23.11.24
|
Coventry Sheffield United |
2-2 |
|
06.11.24
|
Coventry Derby |
1-2 |
|
26.10.24
|
Coventry Luton |
3-2 |
|
05.10.24
|
Coventry Sheffield Wednesday |
1-2 |
|
01.10.24
|
Coventry Blackburn |
3-0 |
|
21.09.24
|
Coventry Swansea |
1-2 |
|
18.09.24
|
Coventry Tottenham |
1-2 |
|
17.04.26
|
Blackburn Coventry |
1-1 |
|
06.04.26
|
Hull City Coventry |
0-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Swansea Coventry |
0-3 |
|
07.03.26
|
Bristol City Coventry |
0-2 |
|
25.02.26
|
Sheffield United Coventry |
1-2 |
|
21.02.26
|
West Brom Coventry |
0-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
QPR Coventry |
2-1 |
|
26.01.26
|
Norwich Coventry |
2-1 |
|
10.01.26
|
Stoke City Coventry |
1-0 |
|
04.01.26
|
Birmingham Coventry |
3-2 |
|
01.01.26
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Charlton Coventry |
1-1 |
|
20.12.25
|
Southampton Coventry |
1-1 |
|
09.12.25
|
Preston Coventry |
1-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Ipswich Coventry |
3-0 |
|
25.11.25
|
Middlesbrough Coventry |
2-4 |
|
08.11.25
|
Stoke City Coventry |
0-1 |
|
31.10.25
|
Wrexham Coventry |
3-2 |
|
21.10.25
|
Portsmouth Coventry |
1-2 |
|
04.10.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Coventry |
0-5 |
|
01.10.25
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Millwall Coventry |
0-4 |
|
20.09.25
|
Leicester Coventry |
0-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Oxford Coventry |
2-2 |
|
26.08.25
|
Millwall Coventry |
2-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Derby Coventry |
3-5 |
|
23.07.25
|
Bristol Rovers Coventry |
0-2 |
|
13.05.25
|
Sunderland Coventry |
1-1 |
|
26.04.25
|
Luton Coventry |
1-0 |
|
21.04.25
|
Plymouth Coventry |
3-1 |
|
14.04.25
|
Hull City Coventry |
1-1 |
|
28.03.25
|
Sheffield United Coventry |
3-1 |
|
11.03.25
|
Derby Coventry |
2-0 |
|
01.03.25
|
Oxford Coventry |
2-3 |
|
15.02.25
|
Sheffield Wednesday Coventry |
1-2 |
|
01.02.25
|
Swansea Coventry |
0-2 |
|
21.01.25
|
Blackburn Coventry |
0-2 |
|
04.01.25
|
Norwich Coventry |
2-1 |
|
01.01.25
|
Cardiff Coventry |
1-1 |
|
21.12.24
|
Portsmouth Coventry |
4-1 |
|
11.12.24
|
West Brom Coventry |
2-0 |
|
07.12.24
|
Millwall Coventry |
0-1 |
|
26.11.24
|
Burnley Coventry |
2-0 |
|
09.11.24
|
Sunderland Coventry |
2-2 |
|
02.11.24
|
Middlesbrough Coventry |
0-3 |
|
22.10.24
|
QPR Coventry |
1-1 |
|
19.10.24
|
Preston Coventry |
1-0 |
|
28.09.24
|
Leeds Coventry |
3-0 |
|
14.09.24
|
Watford Coventry |
1-1 |
|
24.08.24
|
Bristol City Coventry |
1-1 |
|
13.08.24
|
Bristol City Coventry |
0-1 |
|
10.08.24
|
Stoke City Coventry |
1-0 |
|
27.09.2025
|
Coventry Birmingham |
3-0
|
|
13.04.2024
|
Birmingham Coventry |
3-0
|
|
08.12.2023
|
Coventry Birmingham |
2-0
|
|
29.04.2023
|
Coventry Birmingham |
2-0
|
|
17.09.2022
|
Birmingham Coventry |
0-0
|
|
13.04.2024
|
Birmingham Coventry |
3-0
|
|
17.09.2022
|
Birmingham Coventry |
0-0
|
|
15.04.2022
|
Birmingham Coventry |
2-4
|
|
30.01.2021
|
Birmingham Coventry |
1-1
|
|
04.02.2020
|
Birmingham Coventry (Penalties:4 - 1) |
3-3
|
|
13.08.2011
|
Birmingham Coventry |
1-0
|