- Founded 1875
- Stadium St Andrews
- Manager Chris Davies
- Competition Championship 2026-27
- Goals 17
- Goals Conceded 11
- Yellow Cards 22
- Total Red Cards
Birmingham Squawka Score ratings 2026/27
Five draws in eight games have left Birmingham City 11th and mildly frustrated. Chris Davies’ side have lost only once, which is the best defeat record outside the top two, but two wins from eight is not the return a squad of this cost was assembled for. Twelve scored and 11 conceded is the profile of a team that keeps finding the middle ground. Below, we take a look at Birmingham’s most-used XI so far and how each player has performed, based on the Squawka Score rating system.
The Squawka Score is a metric developed to assess a player’s performance relative to other players in the same position. It is shown as a percentage, and it is worth knowing that 66% is average rather than 50% – a 70% is a good afternoon and 85% or above marks out one of the best players on the pitch. Each score is calculated from a range of per-90-minute statistics, taking in the obvious numbers such as goals and assists alongside some more obscure ones that are far more position-specific. A player’s season figure is simply the average of his match ratings.
One note on the Championship: the division does not carry expected-goals data, so these ratings are built on volume and quality of actions – shots, big chances, duels, clearances, passes into the box – rather than xG and xA.
GK: James Beadle – 64% – Twenty-one saves and a club-leading 60 progressive passes and eight completed sweeper actions, which tells you how high Birmingham push their defensive line. One error leading to a goal is the blemish on an otherwise assured season.
RB: Bright Osayi-Samuel – 58% – The lowest rating in the side despite doing plenty. Fifteen tackles won and 28 possessions regained in his own third both lead the club, and he has won 41 duels, but there is no attacking output whatsoever from a position Birmingham need it from.
RCB: Phil Neumann – 64% – Sixty-nine clearances and 18 interceptions lead the club, with 55 duels won, 31 aerials and two goals from every available minute. Three yellow cards is the only real criticism of a substantial season.
LCB: Christoph Klarer – 64% – Sixty-three duels won and 49 aerial duels won are the highest figures at the club, with 56 clearances and four blocked shots. Twelve fouls is on the high side, and two big chances missed from set pieces suggest a goal is overdue.
LB: Alex Cochrane – 66% – Birmingham’s creative hub from left-back. Fifteen chances created, six of them clear-cut, and 86 passes into the penalty area all lead the club, and he takes 24 corners. An error leading to a goal is the caveat on an otherwise outstanding attacking return.
RCM: Tomoki Iwata – 63% – Ninety passes into the final third and a club-leading 35 possessions regained in the middle third, with eight chances created. Iwata does the connecting work; two big chances missed and an error leading to a shot keep the rating at the average.
LCM: Jhon Solís – 63% – An assist and a club-leading 11 completed take-ons from six starts, with 24 possessions regained in the middle third and seven interceptions. Solís carries the ball forward more than anyone else in the side.
AM: Jay Stansfield – 62% – Nineteen shots and nine on target are both club highs, and 25 touches in the opposition box too, but one goal from all that is a meagre return. Four big chances missed and 12 occasions beaten one-on-one make this a difficult season so far for a player of Stansfield’s standing.
RW: Carlos Vicente – 61% – Two goals from 14 shots and 23 touches in the opposition box, with eight tackles won. Three big chances missed is the frustration, and the right wing has not produced the end product Birmingham need.
LW: Liam Millar – 78% – The highest rating at the club by a distance. A goal and three assists from only four starts, with three clear-cut chances created and six completed take-ons in 322 minutes. Millar has been the most dangerous player in the squad on a per-minute basis.
ST: August Priske – 59% – A goal and an assist from 16 shots, with 24 aerial duels won. Seventy-six duels lost is the worst figure at the club by a wide margin, which is the lot of a centre-forward in a side that plays as much through the full-backs as Birmingham do.
Birmingham City’s set-piece specialists
- Penalties: Demarai Gray
- Free-kicks: Marvin Ducksch
- Corners: Alex Cochrane, Seung-Ho Paik
Alex Cochrane has taken 24 of Birmingham’s corners to Seung-Ho Paik’s 14. Marvin Ducksch has had one of the direct free-kicks. Demarai Gray has converted from the spot.
Birmingham City FAQs
How have Birmingham started the 2026/27 season?
Steadily rather than spectacularly. Birmingham are 11th on 11 points from eight games, with five draws and only one defeat – the joint-best defeat record in the division – but just two wins.
Who is Birmingham’s best player this season?
Liam Millar on 78%, with a goal and three assists from four starts. Across a fuller run of games it is Alex Cochrane on 66%, with 15 chances created from left-back.
Where did Birmingham City finish in the 2025/26 Championship season?
Birmingham finished 10th in the Championship in 2025/26, ending the campaign on 64 points from 46 games.
Who is the Birmingham City manager?
Chris Davies is the Birmingham manager.
Who was Birmingham City’s top scorer in 2025/26?
Jay Stansfield and Marvin Ducksch shared top spot with 10 Championship goals each. Stansfield did it in 41 starts, Ducksch in 25.