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

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Championship · 2018-19

Birmingham City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

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 15 games · 29 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	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

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

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Birmingham City FC is hosting Nottingham Forest FC for another epic battle.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 380 games and scored 439 goals.
10' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
13' Magnificent from Jota Peleteiro! That is 4 goals in 394 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
22' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
27' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
32' Maxime Colin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
37' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact .
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' Che Adams, a Scotland , has 16 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
52' Michael Morrison needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 36 Yellow cards this season.
54' Yohan Benalouane picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
59' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
60' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Alexander Milosevic is replaced by Lewis Grabban on 60 minute.
65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adlene Guedioura is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Garry Monk will be considering his options from the bench.
72' The crowd applauds Adlene Guedioura as he leaves the pitch. Joao Carvalho steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
77' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
78' Birmingham City FC make a change. Lukas Jutkiewicz trudges off to be replaced by Isaac Vassell on 78 minutes.
79' Maikel Kieftenbeld has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
81' The supporters are chanting for Kerim Mrabti. He replaces Jacques Maghoma on 81 minute.
85' The crowd applauds Jota Peleteiro as he leaves the pitch. Craig Gardner steps in for Birmingham City FC.
90' What composure from Che Adams! The Scotland international strokes it home. 2-0.
90' Yohan Benalouane has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

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
Che Adams	2
Joe Lolley	2
Ryan Yates	2
Keinan Davis	2
Kristian Pedersen	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Scott Hogan	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