Saturday , 14 November 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Birmingham City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Romaine Sawyers
Y 52' Julian Jeanvier
Y 64' Neal Maupay
Y 75' Yoann Barbet
Y 90' Nico Yennaris

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Brentford FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Geoff Russell
  • Referee Rob Merchant
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

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

2
4
Birmingham City FC 6 games · Avg 1.0 goals Brentford FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Brentford FC 2018-10-02 Brentford FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Brentford FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
22 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W
15 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
22 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
08 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–3 L
03 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
0% 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Birmingham City FC and Brentford FC has kicked off!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Ollie Watkins has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Ezri Konsa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brentford FC tonight.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Romaine Sawyers. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 31' It looks surprising Brentford FC does not make any changes. Lukas Jutkiewicz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' It’s high time Thomas Frank made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 51' Kamohelo Mokotjo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' The referee calls foul for Julian Jeanvier. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' Brentford FC have won 521 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' Neal Maupay is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Brentford FC — Said Benrahma on, Neal Maupay off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' Brentford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Omar Bogle comes on to replace Che Adams.
  • 82' Connor Mahoney is replacing Jota Peleteiro for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 87' Yoann Barbet, a France , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Nicholas Yennaris. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Brentford FC 2018-10-02 Brentford FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2018-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2018-12-22 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D 2018-12-08 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2018-12-01 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W

Brentford FC Form

2018-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2018-12-26 Bristol City FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2018-12-22 Brentford FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-12-15 Hull City AFC 2–0 Brentford FC L 2018-12-08 Brentford FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC L 2018-12-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Brentford FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.06 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC43% Draw33% Brentford FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Brentford FC
57%
Birmingham City FC or Brentford FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC27% Draw57% Brentford FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.6%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.1%

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% 24% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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