Thursday , 1 October 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Birmingham City FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Derby County FC
Tue 29 Dec 2020 · 17:30 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 67' Louie Sibley

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Dwyer
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Ben Speedie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
3
5
Birmingham City FC 11 games · Avg 3.3 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC 2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-19 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Derby County FC 2018-11-03 Derby County FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Derby County FC H 0–4 L
26 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D
19 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–4 L
16 Dec Cardiff City FC A 2–3 L
12 Dec Watford FC H 0–1 L
09 Dec Reading FC A 2–1 W
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Birmingham City FC A 4–0 W
26 Dec Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
16 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–0 W
12 Dec Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
09 Dec Brentford FC A 0–0 D
05 Dec Millwall FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Derby County FC
#10 Position #22
11 Points 5
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 5
12 Scored 7
11 Conceded 14
+1 GD -7
1.38 PPG 0.63
25% Win % 13%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Derby County FC are 22nd (5 pts).

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
Derby County FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Derby County FC
Bobby Clark 2 G 2 A
Samuel Szmodics 2 G 1 A
Carlton Morris 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Derby County FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' George Friend is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Derby County FC so far.
  • 10' Derby County FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' What a moment for Krystian Bielik! That strike on 15 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 17' A stunning finish from Graeme Shinnie — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' Harlee Dean has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 25' A goal from the Turkey international Colin Kazim-Richards! He fires home on 25 to make it 0-3!
  • 26' Against the run of play, Colin Kazim-Richards has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' Derby County 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.
  • 36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Lukas Jutkiewicz gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Scott Hogan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Derby County FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maikel Kieftenbeld is hanging Gary Gardner on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Derby County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Louie Sibley on 67.
  • 72' Jake Clarke-Salter is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Derby County FC tonight.
  • 75' Derby County FC make a change. Louie Sibley trudges off to be replaced by Max Bird on 75 minutes.
  • 77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jason Knight makes no mistake. 0-5!
  • 82' Derby County FC make a change. Colin Kazim-Richards trudges off to be replaced by Jahmal Hector-Ingram on 82 minutes.
  • 87' It looks surprising Derby County FC does not make any changes. Kristian Pedersen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 4
Colin Kazim-Richards 3
Ivan Sunjic 2
Graeme Shinnie 2
Krystian Bielik 2
Martyn Waghorn 2
Scott Hogan 2
Jamie Paterson 1

Head to Head

2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC 2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-19 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Derby County FC 2018-11-03 Derby County FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC L 2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-12-19 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2020-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W

Derby County FC Form

2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC W 2020-12-26 Derby County FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-12-16 Derby County FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC W 2020-12-12 Derby County FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-12-09 Brentford FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2020-12-05 Millwall FC 0–1 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC27% Draw25% Derby County FC48%
Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Derby County FC
73%
Birmingham City FC or Derby County FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC22% Draw42% Derby County FC36%
Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
7.1%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
4.7%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 21% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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