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Birmingham City

The short answerBirmingham City are 240th in the world on The Beaumont Index, rated 1368, with a plausible range of 140th to 393rd. That makes them 0.72 goals per 90 minutes worse than an average club from Europe's top five leagues, and 7th of 24 in the Championship.

Our verdictA solid side by world standards, mid-table quality in the Championship. Results are roughly what the performances deserve. Form is steady.

Club profile

What this club is made of

World rank240Likely range 140–393

Rating1368

League rank7 of 24

Points per game1.67

Expected points per game1.43

Points vs expected+2.8

Trend steady

Confidencehigh

Lowest pillar

First XI

How good the usual starting eleven is

Star spread

How evenly quality is shared. Low means the team leans on one or two stars

Club smarts

Transfer record: signings that work out, resale gains and buying young

Squad age curve

How many minutes go to players in their peak years

Strongest pillar

Manager

Results under the current head coach against what the squad suggested

Percentiles from 0 to 100: 90 means better than 90% of clubs in the league, or in the world. Higher means more of that quality. The profile describes the club. It is not part of the score. Missing bars mean there is not enough data yet. How the profile works.

This season they are taking 1.67 points a game from 12 matches, while their performances have been worth 1.43. That is 2.8 points more than the football deserved, which our model calls fair. Their opponents this season have averaged a rating of 1366, a tougher schedule than the Championship average.

For context, the next club above them in the Championship is Stoke City, rated 1379, and the next one below is Cardiff City, rated 1368. The gap to the strongest side in the division, West Ham United, is 240 rating points.

The Championship itself is 8th in our world league ranking, where its average club is 0.85 goals per 90 worse than the top-five average.

How sure are we? Confidence in this rating is high: the range of 140th to 393rd is where the club's true world rank sits four times in five. Results to 25 Oct 2026.

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