Birmingham City FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Birmingham City FC

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Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 2 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Lukas Jutkiewicz 32' Y

Y 36' Ryan Yates

Y 59' Max Lowe

Y 67' Lewis Grabban

Overview

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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)

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

2021-10-02 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC 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

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–3	L
28 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–2	L
25 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	0–0	D
18 Sep	Peterborough United FC	A	0–3	L
15 Sep	Fulham FC	H	1–4	L
10 Sep	Derby County FC	H	2–0	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Birmingham City FC	A	3–0	W
29 Sep	Barnsley FC	A	3–1	W
25 Sep	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
18 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–0	W
15 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
12 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L

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' Birmingham City FC have kicked off against Nottingham Forest FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Curacao international Tahith Chong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
11' The Jamaica Lewis Grabban breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 0-1!
16' Marc Roberts has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
21' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
26' 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.
29' Ryan Yates makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Nottingham Forest FC are in front.
30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryan Yates makes it 0-3.
32' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
36' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
41' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' The travelling Nottingham Forest FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
51' Jack Colback needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Djed Spence makes no mistake. 0-4!
58' The whistle greets Scott Hogan as he departs to be replaced by Chuks Aneke.
59' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Max Lowe gets a Yellow card.
64' Lukas Jutkiewicz has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
67' Nottingham Forest FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
70' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Ivan Sunjic departs to be replaced by Troy Deeney.
71' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 71 minute. Philip Zinckernagel leaves to be changed by James Garner.
76' It is a cagey affair so far. Birmingham City FC in their trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact .
77' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 77 minute. Lewis Grabban leaves to be changed by Lyle Taylor.
82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
84' Alexander Mighten gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Brennan Johnson and will look to change the dynamic.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matija Sarkic made 355 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
0-3 the final result. Birmingham City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Lewis Grabban ↓ Lyle Taylor 77'
22
Ryan Yates
8
Jack Colback
3
Tobias Figueiredo
2
Djed Spence
30
Brice Samba
15
Max Lowe
26
Scott McKenna
4
Joe Worrall
20
Brennan Johnson ↓ Alexander Mighten 84'
11
Philip Zinckernagel ↓ James Garner 71'

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-10-02 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-09-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-09-25 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-18 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-09-15 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Fulham FC L 2021-09-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Derby County FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-10-02 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-09-29 Barnsley FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-09-25 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-09-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2021-09-15 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-09-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.91 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC24% Draw28% Nottingham Forest FC48%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

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	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

76%

Birmingham City FC or Nottingham Forest FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC16% Draw48% Nottingham Forest FC36%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 1

12.1%

0 – 0

10.3%

0 – 2

10.1%

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

5.2%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 2

4.2%

2 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	24%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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