Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Sat 30 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Head-to-Head

2
4
4
Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Coventry City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium as Birmingham City FC face off against Coventry City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Karanka might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The 26-year-old Rekeem Harper has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' Jeremie Bela adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 20' Maxime Colin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 25' Kristian Pedersen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 29' Assisted by Ben Sheaf with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gustavo Hamer makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Karanka will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' Poor challenge from Ivan Sunjic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 44' A meaty challenge results in booking for San Jose on 44.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Gary Gardner comes on to replace Jon Toral.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact .
  • 56' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 61' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 66' Ben Wilson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Ben Sheaf as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Shipley steps in for Coventry City FC.
  • 71' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Ivan Sanchez Aguayo departs to be replaced by Jonathan Leko.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gustavo Hamer.
  • 77' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rekeem Harper is hanging Ivan Sunjic on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Lukas Jutkiewicz comes on to replace Scott Hogan.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

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
7%
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.