Thursday , 2 July 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Brentford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Birmingham City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Brentford FC
Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 11:30 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'
Y 49' Christian Norgaard
Ivan Sunjic 59' Y
Kristian Pedersen 72' Y
Adam Clayton 80' Y
Jeremie Bela 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
4
Birmingham City FC 6 games · Avg 1.0 goals Brentford FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Brentford FC 2020-02-15 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2019-08-03 Brentford FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 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
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
Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kristian Pedersen 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Ethan Pinnock 1
Jeremie Bela 1
Michael Morrison 1
Josh McEachran 1
Michael Morrison 1
Josh McEachran 1

Head to Head

2020-09-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Brentford FC 2020-02-15 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2019-08-03 Brentford FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2018-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Brentford FC 2018-10-02 Brentford FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

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

Brentford FC Form

2020-09-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2020-08-04 Brentford FC 1–2 Fulham FC L 2020-07-29 Brentford FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2020-07-26 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Brentford FC L 2020-07-22 Brentford FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-07-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Brentford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.13 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Brentford FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC45% Draw31% Brentford FC24%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC27% Draw55% Brentford FC18%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.2%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.