Birmingham City v Wolverhampton

Start date: Sun Feb 7, 2010
League: Premier League
Sport: Soccer

Birmingham City 2-1 Wolverhampton

Phillips 80
Phillips 85

Doyle 42

Game summary

The game was played in Premier League on Sunday February 7.
Hart was shown a yellow card after 24 minutes.
Johnson was shown a yellow card after 40 minutes.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC took the lead when Doyle scored the first goal after 42 minutes.
Mancienne was shown a yellow card after 46 minutes.
Jones was shown a yellow card after 47 minutes.
Jones was shown a yellow card after 47 minutes.
Dann was shown a yellow card after 66 minutes.
Phillips scored an equalizer 80 minutes into the game.
Phillips scored a goal for Birmingham City, making it 2-1, in the 85th minute.
Henry was shown a yellow card after 87 minutes.
Ferguson was shown a yellow card after 87 minutes.
Bowyer was shown a yellow card after 91 minutes.
The game ended in a 2-1 victory for the home team Birmingham City.

Team comparison

Average goals and home team advantage

The graphs and numbers here are based on the last 40 played games for Birmingham City (20 wins, 8 draws and 12 losses) and the last 40 games for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (14 wins, 8 draws and 18 losses).

During that period, the average number of goals scored per game was 1.38 for Birmingham City and 1.45 for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. The average for all teams combined within the Premier League was 1.35 goals scored per game. This means that Birmingham City is better than its peers and Wolverhampton is better than its peers when it comes to scoring goals.

The home team, Birmingham City, is quite strong as a home team, winning a whopping 55% of their home games. The away team, Wolverhampton, usually wins 30% of its away games which is good compared to the rest of the league.