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

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Championship · 2019-20

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Nottingham Forest FC

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

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Overview

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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 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	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

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

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' Three points are at stake. Birmingham City FC host Nottingham Forest FC — let the battle begin!
5' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Gary Gardner, a England , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
18' Tiago Silva does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
38' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' Scott Hogan doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
52' Lee Camp has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 397 appearances.
57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sabri Lamouchi will be considering his options from the bench.
61' Ivan Sunjic gets the nod from Birmingham City FC. He replaces Josh McEachran and will look to change the dynamic.
66' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
70' The supporters are chanting for Alfa Semedo. He replaces Ryan Yates on 70 minute.
74' Kristian Pedersen adds to his 0 season tally! Birmingham City FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
76' Tyler Walker gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Tiago Silva and will look to change the dynamic.
79' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. Jude Bellingham is withdrawn and Jacques Maghoma gets his opportunity.
84' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Scott Hogan exits the field as Marc Roberts enters on 84.
88' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Nottingham Forest FC.

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
Kristian Pedersen	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Scott Hogan	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.