Birmingham City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Birmingham City FC

2 – 0

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Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 2 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 22' Joe Lolley

Y 54' Yohan Benalouane

Maikel Kieftenbeld 79' Y

R 90' Yohan Benalouane

Michael Morrison 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey
Referee Lee Venamore
Referee David Webb
Referee Mark Russell

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

Birmingham City FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-02-02 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–0	W
29 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	3–3	D
18 Jan	Norwich City FC	A	1–3	L
12 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
05 Jan	West Ham United FC	A	0–2	L
01 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	0–2	L
26 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	H	3–1	W
19 Jan	Bristol City FC	H	0–1	L
12 Jan	Reading FC	A	0–2	L
05 Jan	Chelsea FC	A	0–2	L
01 Jan	Leeds United FC	H	4–2	W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% 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' We are underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
13' A goal from the Spain international Jota Peleteiro! He fires home on 13 to make it 1-0!
18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
22' Joe Lolley is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
27' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
32' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
47' Matty Cash has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
54' The referee calls foul for Yohan Benalouane. He receives a Yellow card.
59' 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.
60' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Alexander Milosevic is replaced by Lewis Grabban.
65' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
70' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Daryl Murphy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Adlene Guedioura exits the field as Joao Carvalho enters on 72.
77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
78' Isaac Vassell is replacing Lukas Jutkiewicz for the Birmingham City FC side.
79' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
81' Birmingham City FC make a change. Jacques Maghoma trudges off to be replaced by Kerim Mrabti on 81 minutes.
85' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jota Peleteiro has done his job and it is now time for Craig Gardner to step up.
90' Che Adams does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
90' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Birmingham City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Yohan Benalouane
18
Jack Robinson
21
Saidy Janko
9
Daryl Murphy ↓ Leo Bonatini 60'
11
Ben Osborn
1
Costel Pantilimon
8
Ben Watson C
23
Joe Lolley
14
Matty Cash
5
Adlene Guedioura ↓ Joao Carvalho 72'
17
Alexander Milosevic ↓ Lewis Grabban 60'

Bench

7
Lewis Grabban ↑ 60'
15
Luke Steele
24
Claudio Yacob
10
Joao Carvalho ↑ 72'
19
Diogo Goncalves
33
Leo Bonatini ↑ 60'
28
Pele

Coach Martin O'Neill

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	3
Joe Lolley	2
Ryan Yates	2
Keinan Davis	2
Che Adams	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Scott Hogan	1
Daryl Murphy	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.63 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC54% Draw26% Nottingham Forest FC20%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

46%

Birmingham City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC37% Draw48% Nottingham Forest FC15%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.7%

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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

Birmingham City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2018-19 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

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

Nottingham Forest 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