What channel is Stoke City v Birmingham on?
Stoke City v Birmingham kicks off on Saturday 21 November at 3pm UK time, at Bet365 Stadium, in the Championship, matchday 16. It is not shown live on UK television: it kicks off inside the Saturday 3pm closed period, when no match may be broadcast live in the UK.
Stoke City are 6th with 19 points from 11 matches (6 won, 1 drawn, 4 lost); Birmingham are 4th with 20 points from 11 (5 won, 5 drawn, 1 lost), 3 wins in a row. Goals: Stoke City have scored 18 and conceded 16 (+2), Birmingham have scored 20 and conceded 11 (+9). Stoke City have taken 9 points from 5 home matches, Birmingham 10 points from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: August Priske (4) for Birmingham. Arena Rete's model makes Birmingham favourites (46%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 4 wins for Stoke City, 5 draws, 6 wins for Birmingham.
How to watch Stoke City v Birmingham in the UK
The Championship TV guide →Stoke City v Birmingham is not on television in the UK. For the rest of the Championship, the rights are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected the Championship matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry the Championship:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Sat 17 OctDerby 0-1 Stoke City
- Tue 13 OctStoke City 2-3 Middlesbrough
- Sat 10 OctBolton 1-2 Stoke City
- Sat 19 SeptStoke City 2-1 Sheffield Utd
- Sat 12 SeptWatford 1-2 Stoke City
- Sat 17 OctBirmingham 3-0 QPR
- Tue 13 OctBirmingham 4-0 Preston
- Sat 10 OctWest Brom 0-1 Birmingham
- Sat 19 SeptBirmingham 2-2 Middlesbrough
- Sat 12 SeptDerby 1-2 Birmingham
What is at stake
If it ended today →Stoke City are 6th, in the play-off places: 3 pts off automatic promotion and 11 pts clear of the relegation zone. Birmingham are 4th, in the play-off places: 2 pts off automatic promotion and 12 pts clear of the relegation zone. 1 point separates the two sides.
In the Championship: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom three are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 11 league matches for Stoke City and 11 for Birmingham, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Stoke City v Birmingham down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Stoke City 21, Birmingham 22 · 2.9 per match
- 24 Jan 2026Birmingham1-1Stoke CityChampionship
- 13 Sept 2025Stoke City1-0BirminghamChampionship
- 20 Jan 2024Stoke City1-2BirminghamChampionship
- 26 Dec 2023Birmingham1-3Stoke CityChampionship
- 10 Apr 2023Birmingham0-0Stoke CityChampionship
- 5 Nov 2022Stoke City1-2BirminghamChampionship
- 19 Feb 2022Stoke City2-2BirminghamChampionship
- 14 Aug 2021Birmingham0-0Stoke CityChampionship
- 10 Apr 2021Birmingham2-0Stoke CityChampionship
- 4 Oct 2020Stoke City1-1BirminghamChampionship
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 24 Jan 2026: Birmingham 1-1 Stoke City. With Stoke City at home: 2 home wins, 2 draws and 3 away wins in 7 matches, goals 8-8. Stoke City last won this fixture on 13 Sept 2025 (Stoke City 1-0 Birmingham). Birmingham last won it on 20 Jan 2024 (Stoke City 1-2 Birmingham).
The numbers compared
All Championship team stats →Stoke City on the left, Birmingham on the right: league matches only, 11 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Stoke City v Birmingham kick off?
- Saturday 21 November at 3pm UK time, at Bet365 Stadium.
- What channel is Stoke City v Birmingham on in the UK?
- None: it is a Saturday 3pm kick-off, and matches in that slot are not broadcast live in the UK. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Why is Stoke City v Birmingham not on TV?
- Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid.
- Is Stoke City v Birmingham on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Stoke City v Birmingham highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Stoke City v Birmingham being played?
- At Bet365 Stadium, capacity 30,089. Stoke City are the home side.
- Where are Stoke City and Birmingham in the table?
- Stoke City are 6th with 19 points from 11 matches; Birmingham are 4th with 20 points from 11. Stoke City are 6th, in the play-off places: 3 pts off automatic promotion and 11 pts clear of the relegation zone. Birmingham are 4th, in the play-off places: 2 pts off automatic promotion and 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Stoke City and Birmingham in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Stoke City: W L W W W. Birmingham: W W W D W (3 wins in a row).
- Who are the top scorers for Stoke City and Birmingham?
- Birmingham: August Priske (4) and Liam Millar (4). Championship goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Stoke City v Birmingham?
- Arena Rete's model makes Birmingham favourites (46%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Stoke City and Birmingham?
- 15 meetings on record: 4 wins for Stoke City, 5 draws, 6 wins for Birmingham; goals 21-22.
- When did Stoke City and Birmingham last meet?
- On 24 Jan 2026 (Championship): Birmingham 1-1 Stoke City.
- Where can I follow Stoke City v Birmingham live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The Championship TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.