Birmingham City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Sat 1 Feb 2020 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ivan Sunjic 88' Y

Y 88' Yuri Ribeiro

Overview

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

Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rob Smith
Referee Richard Wild
Referee Tom Reeves
Referee Michael George
Referee Jeremy Simpson
Referee Rob Merchant
Referee John Brooks

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 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
01 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–1	W
21 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
18 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
11 Jan	Luton Town FC	A	2–1	W
01 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–3	L
29 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	4–5	L

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
28 Jan	Brentford FC	A	1–0	W
22 Jan	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
19 Jan	Luton Town FC	H	3–1	W
11 Jan	Reading FC	A	1–1	D
01 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–2	W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Birmingham City FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
5' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
18' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tiago Silva makes it 0-1.
23' It’s high time Sabri Lamouchi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
28' 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.
33' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Lukas Jutkiewicz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' Jake Clarke-Salter is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
42' GOAL! Scott Hogan scores on 42. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz
47' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
52' France international Brice Samba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
57' The 28-year-old Ryan Yates has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Josh McEachran exits the field as Ivan Sunjic enters on 61.
66' Jeremie Bela has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' Alfa Semedo gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Ryan Yates and will look to change the dynamic.
74' GOAL! Kristian Pedersen scores on 74.
76' The crowd applauds Tiago Silva as he leaves the pitch. Tyler Walker steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
79' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 79 minute. Jude Bellingham leaves to be changed by Jacques Maghoma.
84' The supporters are chanting for Marc Roberts. He replaces Scott Hogan on 84 minute.
88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ivan Sunjic.
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
Lee Camp
5
Maxime Colin
12
Harlee Dean C
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz
20
Gary Gardner
3
Kristian Pedersen
16
Josh McEachran ↓ Ivan Sunjic 61'
40
Scott Hogan ↓ Marc Roberts 84'
14
Jake Clarke-Salter
11
Jeremie Bela
22
Jude Bellingham ↓ Jacques Maghoma 79'

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sabri Lamouchi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	3
Che Adams	2
Joe Lolley	2
Ryan Yates	2
Keinan Davis	2
Michael Dawson	1
Kristian Pedersen	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2020-01-11 Luton Town FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-01-01 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Wigan Athletic FC L 2019-12-29 Birmingham City FC 4–5 Leeds United FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-01-28 Brentford FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Luton Town FC W 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-01-01 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.45 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Nottingham Forest FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC42% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC31%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

58%

Birmingham City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC29% Draw46% Nottingham Forest FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

7.6%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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