Birmingham City FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Birmingham City FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
- Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- Luton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Dean Whitestone
- Referee Jonathan Hunt
- Referee Rob Merchant
- Referee Mark Russell
3 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 8.0 goals/game
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (8 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Birmingham City FC to score. At the same time, Luton Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Luton Town FC's shape.
- 10' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 11' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marc Roberts.
- 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
- 21' Lee Camp, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 26' Callum McManaman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 31' Luton Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
- 36' Harry Cornick has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 41' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' That is a Yellow card for Luton Town FC. Kazenga LuaLua will be fuming at that decision.
- 48' Kristian Pedersen doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 60' The Luton Town FC bench stirs into life. Callum McManaman is withdrawn and James Collins gets his opportunity.
- 65' 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.
- 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 catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
- 75' The travelling Luton Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 77' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Kerim Mrabti is replaced by Alvaro Gimenez.
- 82' Lukas Jutkiewicz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
- 87' Birmingham City FC make a change. Jude Bellingham trudges off to be replaced by David Davis on 87 minutes.
- 90' Martin Cranie is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Birmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 12
- 10
- 3
- 7
- 17
- 34
-
18
Kerim Mrabti ↓ Alvaro Gimenez 77'
-
22
Jude Bellingham ↓ David Davis 87'
Bench
- 27
- 2
-
26
David Davis ↑ 87'
-
19
Jacques Maghoma ↑ 87'
- 37
- 14
-
24
Alvaro Gimenez ↑ 77'
Coach
Josep Clotet Ruiz
Luton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 2
- 24
- 7
- 25
- 6
- 36
- 3
- 17
- 5
-
22
Luke Bolton ↓ Jacob Butterfield 87'
Bench
-
29
Jacob Butterfield ↑ 87'
- 26
- 28
- 11
-
19
James Collins ↑ 60'
-
14
Harry Cornick ↑ 66'
- 12
Coach
Graeme Jones
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Scott Hogan | 3 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 3 |
| Gary Gardner | 2 |
| Harry Cornick | 1 |
| Carlton Morris | 1 |
| James Collins | 1 |
| Matthew Pearson | 1 |
| Daniel Potts | 1 |
Head to Head
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
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
✓ CorrectActual: Birmingham City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.