Birmingham City vs Bradford City

EFL Trophy - Semi-finals 18 Feb 2025, 20:00
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Bradford City
Bradford City
🏟 St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham) 👤 S. Oldham Round Semi-finals

Match report

Birmingham City edged past Bradford City 2-1 in the EFL Trophy - Semi-finals on 18 February 2025.

Birmingham City dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 10 shots to Bradford City's 3.

The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham), with S. Oldham in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 10 - 3 On target 4 - 2 Corners 5 - 2 Fouls 9 - 7 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Lyndon Dykes
Birmingham City · 1 goal
8 Ben Davies 106 passes (89% accurate)
8 Tomoki Iwata 1 assist
7 Jay Stansfield 1 goal
7 Bobby Pointon 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–1 5–2
Shots On Goal 1–0 3–2
Ball Possession 76–24 —
Corners 4–1 1–1
Attacks 80–33 48–62
Match statistics
5 Corners 2
5 Substitution 2
128 Attacks 95
68 Dangerous Attacks 34
5 On Target 2
7 Off Target 1
10 Shots Total 3
4 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 0
1 Shots Blocked 1
8 Shots Inside Box 3
2 Shots Outside Box 0
9 Fouls 7
5 Corners 2
2 Offsides 9
67% Ball Possession 33%
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
679 Passes Total 321
572 Passes Accurate 210
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
21 R. Allsop
19 T. Gardner-Hickman 4 C. Klarer 25 B. Davies 20 A. Cochrane
13 S. Paik 24 T. Iwata
30 K. Dowell 18 W. Willumsson 11 S. Wright
28 J. Stansfield
Bradford City · 3-4-2-1
1 S. Walker
15 A. Baldwin 24 J. Shepherd 30 R. Crichlow
2 B. Halliday 16 A. Pattison 6 R. Smallwood 17 T. Wright
10 A. Sarcevic 23 B. Pointon
7 J. Walker
Birmingham City
Coach
C. Davies
Substitutes
  • 9 Alfie May
  • 2 Ethan Laird
  • 14 Keshi Anderson
  • 17 Lyndon Dykes
  • 31 Grant Hanley
  • 45 Bailey Peacock-Farrell
  • 6 Krystian Bielik
Bradford City
Coach
G. Alexander
Substitutes
  • 22 Callum Johnson
  • 29 Harry Ibbitson
  • 25 Joe Hilton
  • 5 Neill Byrne
  • 27 Jay Benn
  • 20 Paul Huntington
  • 12 Clarke Oduor
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ A. May ↓ J. Stansfield Birmingham City
  • 60' ↑ K. Anderson ↓ S. Wright Birmingham City
  • 60' ↑ E. Laird ↓ T. Gardner-Hickman Birmingham City
  • 80' ↑ L. Dykes ↓ K. Dowell Birmingham City
  • 90+3' ↑ G. Hanley ↓ W. Willumsson Birmingham City
  • 90+9' ↑ H. Ibbitson ↓ J. Walker Bradford City
  • 90+2' ↑ C. Johnson ↓ B. Halliday Bradford City
Cards
  • 5' B. Halliday Bradford City
  • 34' A. Cochrane Birmingham City
  • 45+2' T. Wright Bradford City
  • 90+6' R. Smallwood Bradford City
Head-to-head
Birmingham City 1 0 draws 0 Bradford City
2025-02-18 Birmingham City vs Bradford City 2 - 1
Recent form
Birmingham City D D D L D
Bradford City D W D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Birmingham City vs Bradford City?
Birmingham City won 2-1 against Bradford City on 18 February 2025.
Who won Birmingham City vs Bradford City?
Birmingham City won the match 2-1.
Where was Birmingham City vs Bradford City played?
The match was played at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Birmingham City vs Bradford City?
Birmingham City had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.