Saturday , 14 November 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Birmingham City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 26 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Marc Roberts 11' Y
Y 45' Kazenga Lualua
Y 70' James Collins
Y 90' Martin Cranie

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee Mark Russell
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 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

4
2
2
Birmingham City FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
22 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
19 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–1 L
04 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
01 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
28 Sep Derby County FC A 2–3 L
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
23 Oct Fulham FC A 2–3 L
19 Oct Bristol City FC H 3–0 W
05 Oct Derby County FC A 0–2 L
02 Oct Millwall FC H 1–1 D
28 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Birmingham City FC and Luton Town FC is underway.
  • 5' Luton Town 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.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Luton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 11' The referee shows Birmingham City FC player a Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marc Roberts, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Graeme Jones will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' Poor challenge from Kazenga LuaLua. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 48' GOAL! Kristian Pedersen scores on 45. Assisted by Maxime Colin
  • 53' Luton Town FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' Callum McManaman makes way for James Collins at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Luton Town FC.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harlee Dean made 398 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Ryan Tunnicliffe is replaced by Harry Cornick.
  • 67' Harry Cornick does the damage! The net is bulging and Luton Town FC surge ahead!
  • 70' James Collins is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 75' Luton Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Alvaro Gimenez comes on to replace Kerim Mrabti.
  • 82' Lukas Jutkiewicz adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 87' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Jude Bellingham by David Davis on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Martin Cranie on 90 minutes.
  • 2-1 the final result. Luton Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graeme Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Scott Hogan 3
Gary Gardner 2
Onel Hernandez 1
Kristian Pedersen 1
Lyle Taylor 1
Harry Cornick 1
Carlton Morris 1

Head to Head

2019-10-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-10-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2019-10-22 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2019-10-19 Leeds United FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-10-04 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-10-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L

Luton Town FC Form

2019-10-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC L 2019-10-23 Fulham FC 3–2 Luton Town FC L 2019-10-19 Luton Town FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W 2019-10-05 Derby County FC 2–0 Luton Town FC L 2019-10-02 Luton Town FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2019-09-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC52% Draw26% Luton Town FC22%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Luton Town FC
48%
Birmingham City FC or Luton Town FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC36% Draw46% Luton Town FC18%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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