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Birmingham City 3-2 Coventry City: expected goals and shot map

English Football League Championship · 4 Jan 2026 · Every shot from Birmingham City 3-2 Coventry City, placed on the pitch and sized by expected goals (xG). Birmingham City generated the better chances, 1.50 xG to Coventry City's 1.36. The running xG race and post-shot quality (xGOT) are below.

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Expected goals & shot quality26 shots
Birmingham City
 
Coventry City
1.50
Expected goals (xG)
1.36
2.20
On-target xG (xGOT)
1.06
9
Shots
17
4
On target
6
2
Big chances
1
26.5%
Possession
73.5%
Shot mapdot size = chance quality (xG)
Kai Wagner · 62' · xG 0.01 · blockedMatt Grimes · 40' · xG 0.01 · on targetEphron Mason-Clark · 53' · xG 0.02 · on targetJosh Eccles · 8' · xG 0.02 · GOALLiam Kitching · 48' · xG 0.02Kyogo Furuhashi · 90' · xG 0.02 · on targetMilan van Ewijk · 83' · xG 0.03Jack Rudoni · 65' · xG 0.03Matt Grimes · 30' · xG 0.04Jay Stansfield · 70' · xG 0.04 · blockedEphron Mason-Clark · 13' · xG 0.04 · blockedJosh Eccles · 88' · xG 0.05Tomoki Iwata · 70' · xG 0.06 · blockedEllis Simms · 50' · xG 0.06Haji Wright · 75' · xG 0.06 · blockedEllis Simms · 60' · xG 0.08 · GOALJay Stansfield · 33' · xG 0.09Ellis Simms · 83' · xG 0.11Marvin Ducksch · 63' · xG 0.12 · GOALLiam Kitching · 14' · xG 0.12 · on targetEphron Mason-Clark · 24' · xG 0.15Ellis Simms · 13' · xG 0.20 · on targetMarvin Ducksch · 6' · xG 0.29 · GOALEllis Simms · 34' · xG 0.31Marvin Ducksch · 27' · xG 0.35Lewis Koumas · 17' · xG 0.51 · GOAL
Birmingham City Coventry City Goal Off target / blockedLarger dot = higher xG

Birmingham City attack right, Coventry City attack left. Birmingham City took 3 from 1.50 xG, Coventry City managed 1.36 xG for 2.

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The xG racecumulative xG by minute
0.01.02.015'30'45'60'75'90'1.361.506'8'17'60'63'

Cumulative expected goals. White markers are goals. Birmingham City 1.50 xG, Coventry City 1.36 xG.

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What is expected goals (xG)?

Expected goals scores every shot by the chance it had of being a goal, from 0 to 1, based on where and how it was taken. Add a team's shots up and you get the goals an average team would expect from those chances, often a fairer read of a match than the final score. InPlayWise tracks xG live for every game.

What is xGOT?

Post-shot expected goals (xGOT) scores only shots on target, by how hard they were to save once struck. It separates the quality of the chance from the quality of the finish and the save.

How many shots did Birmingham City and Coventry City have?

Birmingham City had 9 shots (4 on target) for 1.50 xG. Coventry City had 17 shots (6 on target) for 1.36 xG.

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