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

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Sat 30 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Maxime Colin 20' Y

Ivan Sunjic 42' Y

San Jose 44' Y

Y 72' Gustavo Hamer

Overview

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

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Peter Wright
Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Adrian Waters
Referee James Wilson

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

Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-30 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC 2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
02 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–2	L
29 Dec	Derby County FC	H	0–4	L

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D
27 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–0	W
19 Jan	Reading FC	A	0–3	L
09 Jan	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
02 Jan	Millwall FC	A	2–1	W
29 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% 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' Welcome to St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium that hosts another battle between Birmingham City FC and Coventry City FC.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Gustavo Hamer, a Netherlands midfielder, has 70 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
18' Jeremie Bela doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
20' Maxime Colin is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
25' England international Harlee Dean has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
29' A goal from the Netherlands international Gustavo Hamer! He fires home on 29 to make it 1-1!
34' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' A moment of madness from Ivan Sunjic on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
44' San Jose is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
46' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Gary Gardner on, Jon Toral off on 46 minutes.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Karanka will be considering his options from the bench.
66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' Jordan Shipley is replacing Ben Sheaf for the Coventry City FC side.
71' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Leko is hanging Ivan Sanchez Aguayo on the field on 71 minute.
72' Gustavo Hamer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
77' Rekeem Harper has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Sunjic on 77 minute.
82' 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.
85' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Scott Hogan is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
90' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

30
Neil Etheridge
2
Maxime Colin
12
Harlee Dean C
3
Kristian Pedersen
8
Adam Clayton ↓ Marc Roberts 46'
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Lukas Jutkiewicz 85'
23
Jon Toral ↓ Gary Gardner 46'
19
San Jose
17
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo ↓ Jonathan Leko 71'
11
Jeremie Bela
34
Ivan Sunjic ↓ Rekeem Harper 77'

Bench

24
Rekeem Harper ↑ 77'
14
Jonathan Leko ↑ 71'
25
Josh Cogley
4
Marc Roberts ↑ 46'
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 85'
20
Gary Gardner ↑ 46'
5
George Friend
1
Andres Prieto
18
Riley McGree

Coach Karanka

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Callum O'Hare	3
Ben Sheaf	3
Jay Stansfield	1
Jeremie Bela	1
Gustavo Hamer	1
Gary Gardner	1
Kristian Pedersen	1
Michael Rose	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.09 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC37% Draw32% Coventry City FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Coventry City FC

63%

Birmingham City FC or Coventry City FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC25% Draw54% Coventry City FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.9%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

2.6%

3 – 0

2.5%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	21%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	19%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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

Birmingham City FC vs Coventry 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

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

Coventry City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Clean Sheet