AFC Bournemouth vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

AFC Bournemouth

3 – 2

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Sat 6 Feb 2021 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Philip Billing 79' Y

Y 83' George Friend

Y 90' Gary Gardner

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.

AFC Bournemouth 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Venamore
Referee Jeremy Simpson
Referee Samuel Lewis
Referee Lloyd Wood

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

AFC Bournemouth 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-06 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-11-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	3–2	W
02 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–2	L
29 Jan	Reading FC	A	1–3	L
26 Jan	Crawley Town FC	H	2–1	W
19 Jan	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L
16 Jan	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L
02 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D
30 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L
16 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W
10 Jan	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. AFC Bournemouth host Birmingham City FC — let the battle begin!
5' AFC Bournemouth are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
10' Arnaut Danjuma has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Carter-Vickers, as he is very good at scoring at Vitality Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Bournemouth and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Jefferson Lerma has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
27' Magnificent from Scott Hogan! That is 41 goals in 369 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
32' AFC Bournemouth are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
36' Arnaut Danjuma adds to his 0 season tally! AFC Bournemouth lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
41' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Bournemouth that had 349 games and scored 466 goals.
61' Goal! Jack Wilshere scores his 2 goal in 356 matches.
66' A quiet spell here at Vitality Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
67' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 67 minute. Jeremie Bela leaves to be changed by Jonathan Leko.
68' Scott Hogan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Birmingham City FC are in front.
73' George Friend needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
77' What a strike from Philip Billing! The score is 3-2.
79' That is a Yellow card for AFC Bournemouth. Philip Billing will be fuming at that decision.
83' George Friend is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
85' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Scott Hogan by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 85 minute.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Gary Gardner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Ivan Sanchez Aguayo departs to be replaced by Sam Cosgrove.
3-2 the final result. Birmingham City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

30
Neil Etheridge
2
Maxime Colin ↓ Yan Valery 85'
12
Harlee Dean C
20
Gary Gardner
3
Kristian Pedersen
5
George Friend
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 85'
19
San Jose
17
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo ↓ Sam Cosgrove 90'
11
Jeremie Bela ↓ Jonathan Leko 67'
34
Ivan Sunjic ↓ Rekeem Harper 67'

Bench

24
Rekeem Harper ↑ 67'
14
Jonathan Leko ↑ 67'
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 85'
23
Jon Toral
15
Jake Clarke-Salter
1
Andres Prieto
16
Sam Cosgrove ↑ 90'
18
Riley McGree
6
Yan Valery ↑ 85'

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Scott Hogan	3
Arnaut Danjuma	2
David Brooks	2
Dominic Solanke	2
Jaidon Anthony	2
Ryan Christie	2
Philip Billing	1
Jack Wilshere	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.77 AFC Bournemouth xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.23 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AFC Bournemouth51% Draw25% Birmingham City FC24%

Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw

76%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

49%

AFC Bournemouth or Birmingham City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AFC Bournemouth36% Draw44% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap	AFC Bournemouth covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

AFC Bournemouth vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AFC Bournemouth Form

Birmingham City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Clean Sheet