Bristol City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 7 Feb 2020 · 19:45 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

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Bristol City FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Bristol City FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Referee Andrew Fox
Referee Gavin Ward
Referee Mark Pottage

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Bristol City FC 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-02-07 Bristol City FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC 2019-08-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC 2019-02-26 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2018-12-08 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	1–3	L
01 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–0	W
28 Jan	Reading FC	A	1–0	W
18 Jan	Barnsley FC	H	1–0	W
11 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–0	W
01 Jan	Brentford FC	H	0–4	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	3–1	W
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

Season Stats

Bristol City FC		Birmingham City FC
#8	Position	#10
13	Points	11
8	Played	8
4 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
11	Scored	12
12	Conceded	11
-1	GD	+1
1.63	PPG	1.38
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC

Dominic Ballard	3 G
Lorent Tolaj	2 G	1 A
Scott Twine	2 G

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Birmingham City FC kicks off things out of here…
1' Bristol City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jamie Paterson on 1.
6' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
11' Bristol City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
21' Ivan Sunjic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
23' Against the run of play, Scott Hogan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' GOAL! Andreas Weimann scores on 30.
35' Birmingham City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
40' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' Kristian Pedersen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
50' Bristol City FC have won 443 goals from 392 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
55' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
58' The crowd applauds Jay Dasilva as he leaves the pitch. Filip Benkovic steps in for Bristol City FC.
63' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
66' Adam Nagy gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Han-Noah Massengo and will look to change the dynamic.
71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
76' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jeremie Bela has done his job and it is now time for Wes Harding to step up.
81' Jeremie Bela is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
82' Birmingham City FC make a change. Scott Hogan trudges off to be replaced by Harlee Dean on 82 minutes.
87' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
89' Caolan Boyd Munce has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jude Bellingham on 89 minute.
The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Lee Camp
4
Marc Roberts
5
Maxime Colin
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz C
20
Gary Gardner
3
Kristian Pedersen
40
Scott Hogan ↓ Harlee Dean 82'
14
Jake Clarke-Salter
11
Jeremie Bela ↓ Wes Harding 76'
34
Ivan Sunjic
22
Jude Bellingham ↓ Caolan Boyd Munce 89'

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Auston Trusty	2
Antoine Semenyo	2
Famara Diedhiou	2
Mark Sykes	2
Gary Gardner	2
Scott Hogan	2
Scott Twine	1

Head to Head

Bristol City FC Form

2020-02-07 Bristol City FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC L 2020-02-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-01-28 Reading FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-01-18 Bristol City FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2020-01-11 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2020-01-01 Bristol City FC 0–4 Brentford FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-02-07 Bristol City FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.23 Bristol City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bristol City FC29% Draw27% Birmingham City FC44%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

71%

Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bristol City FC21% Draw44% Birmingham City FC35%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.1%

0 – 2

7.7%

0 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap	Bristol City FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	21%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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