Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City

League Cup - 1st Round 8 Aug 2023, 18:45
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town
0–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Completely-Suzuki Stadium (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) 👤 C. Hicks

Match report

Birmingham City beat Cheltenham Town 2-0 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 8 August 2023.

Cheltenham Town failed to register a single shot on target, while Birmingham City dominated possession with 61% of the ball.

Birmingham City had 22 shots to Cheltenham Town's 2.

The match was played at Completely-Suzuki Stadium (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire), with C. Hicks in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 2 - 22 On target 0 - 12 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 10 - 11 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Juninho Bacuna
Birmingham City · 2 goals
8 Luke Southwood 9 saves
8 Lewis Freestone captained the side
8 Lukas Jutkiewicz captained the side
8 Siriki Dembélé captained the side
First half vs second half
Birmingham City came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 9 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–9 1–13
Shots On Goal 0–6 0–6
Ball Possession 35–65 —
Corners 2–1 0–5
Match statistics
2 Shots Total 22
0 Shots On Goal 12
2 Shots Off Goal 4
0 Shots Blocked 6
2 Shots Inside Box 10
0 Shots Outside Box 12
10 Fouls 11
2 Corners 6
0 Offsides 1
39% Ball Possession 61%
4 Yellow Cards 2
9 Saves 0
430 Passes Total 682
315 Passes Accurate 573
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cheltenham Town · 3-4-2-1
1 L. Southwood
2 S. Long 33 C. Davies 6 L. Freestone
22 L. Smith 14 C. Thompson 18 E. Chapman 3 B. Williams
17 J. Olayinka 7 O. Hammond
11 R. Street
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
1 N. Etheridge
24 M. Oakley 5 D. Sanderson 26 K. Long 23 E. Longelo
7 J. Bacuna 15 A. Chang
19 J. James 14 K. Anderson 11 K. Miyoshi
10 L. Jutkiewicz
Cheltenham Town
Coach
W. Elliott
Substitutes
  • 8 Liam Sercombe
  • 16 Daniel Adshead
  • 10 Aidan Keena
  • 29 Tom King
  • 28 Adulai Sambu
  • 20 Max Harris
  • 4 Tom Bradbury
  • 24 Grant Horton
  • 15 Will Ferry
Birmingham City
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 34 Ivan Sunjic
  • 17 Siriki Dembélé
  • 27 Brandon Khela
  • 16 Sam Cosgrove
  • 20 Gary Gardner
  • 38 Zachary Jeacock
  • 6 Krystian Bielik
  • 49 A. Matnez
  • 9 Scott Hogan
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ L. Sercombe ↓ C. Thompson Cheltenham Town
  • 46' ↑ A. Keena ↓ R. Street Cheltenham Town
  • 46' ↑ D. Adshead ↓ J. Olayinka Cheltenham Town
  • 46' ↑ I. Šunjić ↓ M. Oakley Birmingham City
  • 64' ↑ S. Dembélé ↓ K. Miyoshi Birmingham City
  • 81' ↑ T. King ↓ O. Hammond Cheltenham Town
  • 81' ↑ B. Khela ↓ K. Anderson Birmingham City
  • 81' ↑ S. Cosgrove ↓ L. Jutkiewicz Birmingham City
  • 87' ↑ A. Sambu ↓ L. Smith Cheltenham Town
  • 87' ↑ G. Gardner ↓ J. Bacuna Birmingham City
Cards
  • 31' C. Davies Cheltenham Town
  • 43' J. Bacuna Birmingham City
  • 63' J. James Birmingham City
  • 63' L. Southwood Cheltenham Town
  • 71' E. Chapman Cheltenham Town
  • 75' L. Freestone Cheltenham Town
Head-to-head
Cheltenham Town 1 1 draws 2 Birmingham City
2023-08-08 Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City 0 - 2
2022-07-19 Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City 0 - 0
2022-07-19 Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City 1 - 0
2021-07-17 Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City 0 - 3
Recent form
Cheltenham Town D D D D D
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City?
Cheltenham Town lost 0-2 against Birmingham City on 8 August 2023.
Who won Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City won the match 2-0.
Where was Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Completely-Suzuki Stadium (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire).
Who had more possession in Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.