Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bristol City FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Bristol City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 5 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 59' Maxime Colin
Y 60' Jon Toral
Y 83' Jeremie Bela

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Matthew Jones
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee John Brooks
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/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

4
3
8
Bristol City FC 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
28 Nov Reading FC A 1–3 L
25 Nov Watford FC H 0–0 D
21 Nov Derby County FC H 1–0 W
06 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
28 Nov Millwall FC H 0–0 D
24 Nov Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
20 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
07 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 1–3 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' What a night it is going to be! Bristol City FC welcome Birmingham City FC for this crunch clash at Ashton Gate Stadium.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' The 38-year-old George Friend has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Bristol City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Bristol City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Nahki Wells has been relatively quiet despite scoring 77 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Famara Diedhiou has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Birmingham City FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 59' Maxime Colin is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jon Toral.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Tyreeq Bakinson on, Chris Brunt off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 72' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Jon Toral by Alen Halilovic on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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.
  • 78' The Bristol City FC manager makes a substitution. Adrian Mariappa departs to be replaced by Jack Hunt.
  • 80' Magnificent from Harlee Dean! That is 9 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Scott Hogan as he leaves the pitch. Lukas Jutkiewicz steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Jeremie Bela. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Bristol City FC — Jay Dasilva on, Tommy Rowe off on 87 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Auston Trusty 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Mark Sykes 2
Gary Gardner 2
Scott Hogan 2
Demarai Gray 1

Head to Head

2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Bristol City FC Form

2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2020-12-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC L 2020-11-25 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-11-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2020-11-06 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-01 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-11-28 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2020-11-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-11-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.99 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC31% Draw31% Birmingham City FC38%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
69%
Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC21% Draw52% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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