Birmingham City FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Birmingham City FC vs Brentford FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
- Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
- Brentford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Michael Salisbury
- Referee Shaun Hudson
- Referee Philip Dermott
- Referee Tony Harrington
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Sep Brentford FC H 1–0 W 22 Jul Derby County FC H 1–3 L 18 Jul Preston North End FC A 0–2 L 15 Jul Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D 12 Jul Stoke City FC A 0–2 L 08 Jul Swansea City AFC H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Sep Birmingham City FC A 0–1 L 04 Aug Fulham FC H 1–2 L 29 Jul Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W 26 Jul Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L 22 Jul Barnsley FC H 1–2 L 18 Jul Stoke City FC A 0–1 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Brentford FC gets underway.
- 5' Brentford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 8' The whistle greets Mathias Jensen as he departs to be replaced by Emiliano Hansen.
- 13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcus Forss suffering a number of foals already.
- 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
- 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 33' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 37' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jeremie Bela on 37.
- 42' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 47' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Bryan Mbeumo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Christian Norgaard.
- 54' George Friend needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ivan Sunjic.
- 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 67' Daniel Crowley is replacing Jon Toral for the Birmingham City FC side.
- 72' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 72.
- 72' Marcus Forss has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergi Canos on 72 minute.
- 74' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Ivan Sanchez Aguayo by Adan Kai George on 74 minute.
- 78' Tariqe Fosu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emiliano Hansen on 78 minute.
- 80' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Adam Clayton gets a Yellow card.
- 85' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' Jeremie Bela is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' The whistle greets Lukas Jutkiewicz as he departs to be replaced by Gary Gardner.
- Another three points for Birmingham City FC.
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Lineups
Birmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 12
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10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Gary Gardner 90'
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- 5
- 8
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23
Jon Toral ↓ Daniel Crowley 67'
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- 11
- 34
- 38
Bench
- 30
- 25
- 4
- 6
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20
Gary Gardner ↑ 90'
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7
Daniel Crowley ↑ 67'
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40
Adan Kai George ↑ 74'
Coach KarankaBrentford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 22
- 28
- 3
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7
Sergi Canos ↓ Marcus Forss 72'
- 14
- 18
- 17
- 19
- 8
- 6
Bench
- 25
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9
Emiliano Hansen ↑ 8'
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15
Marcus Forss ↑ 72'
- 24
- 4
- 31
- 2
Coach Thomas Frank -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jeremie Bela 1 Michael Morrison 1 Josh McEachran 1 Michael Morrison 1 Josh McEachran 1 Kristian Pedersen 1 Lukas Jutkiewicz 1 Ethan Pinnock 1 Head to Head
Birmingham City FC Form
2020-09-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC L 2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-07-15 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2020-07-12 Stoke City FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-07-08 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Swansea City AFC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.13 Birmingham City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.86 Brentford FC xGI would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 68%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Birmingham City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.99Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 59% 41% ± 2.5 32% 68% ± 3.5 15% 85% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Birmingham City FC or Draw 75%Draw or Brentford FC 55%Birmingham City FC or Brentford FC 69%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Birmingham City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 16.2%1 – 1 14.2%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 10.4%2 – 0 8.3%2 – 1 7.3%1 – 2 5.5%0 – 2 4.8%2 – 2 3.3%3 – 0 3.1%3 – 1 2.8%1 – 3 1.6%Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC
Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Brentford FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 12% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 23% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 17% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 7% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Brentford FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.