Birmingham City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 21 Apr 2021 · 18:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+11'

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

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

Match Details

Referee Chris Sarginson
Referee Matthew Jones
Referee Jeremy Simpson
Referee Daniel Leach

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-21 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W
10 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	Brentford FC	A	0–0	D
02 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
20 Mar	Watford FC	A	0–3	L

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–1	D
17 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–2	L
10 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
05 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–1	W
02 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W
20 Mar	Brentford FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Nottingham Forest FC get us underway at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
5' Nottingham Forest FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
19' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Jonathan Leko comes on to replace Scott Hogan.
24' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Filip Krovinovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
39' 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.
44' Glenn Murray has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
49' Marc Roberts puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
54' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
59' 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.
63' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Ivan Sanchez Aguayo is replaced by Riley McGree on 63 minute.
64' The crowd applauds Luke Freeman as he leaves the pitch. Anthony Knockaert steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
69' Birmingham City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
74' Harlee Dean is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
78' The crowd applauds James Garner as he leaves the pitch. Cafu steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Nottingham Forest FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
87' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Rekeem Harper comes on to replace Gary Gardner.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

30
Neil Etheridge
4
Marc Roberts
2
Maxime Colin
12
Harlee Dean C
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz
20
Gary Gardner ↓ Rekeem Harper 87'
3
Kristian Pedersen
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Jonathan Leko 19'
17
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo ↓ Riley McGree 63'
11
Jeremie Bela
34
Ivan Sunjic

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lewis Grabban	3
Joe Lolley	2
Ryan Yates	2
Keinan Davis	2
Che Adams	2
Tiago Silva	1
Marc Roberts	1
Daryl Murphy	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-04-21 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-04-18 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2021-04-06 Brentford FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-04-02 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2021-03-20 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-04-21 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-04-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-04-10 Bristol City FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-04-05 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-04-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-03-20 Brentford FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.15 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC42% Draw31% Nottingham Forest FC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

58%

Birmingham City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC27% Draw54% Nottingham Forest FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.1%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

13.3%

0 – 1

10.3%

2 – 0

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 0

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	22%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	18%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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