Sunday , 16 August 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

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

4
2
8
Bristol City FC 14 games · Avg 2.5 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
#29 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Bristol City FC are 29th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Bristol City FC get us underway at Ashton Gate Stadium.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Taylor Moore has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 89 appearances.
  • 20' Lukas Jutkiewicz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jay Dasilva, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Bristol 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.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bristol City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum O'Dowda made 387 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Jon Toral is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 60.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Chris Brunt is replaced by Tyreeq Bakinson.
  • 69' Bristol City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 72' Jon Toral makes way for Alen Halilovic at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 77' 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.
  • 78' Adrian Mariappa makes way for Jack Hunt at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
  • 80' What composure from Harlee Dean! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Jutkiewicz. He replaces Scott Hogan on 82 minute.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Jeremie Bela will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' The whistle greets Tommy Rowe as he departs to be replaced by Jay Dasilva.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

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
Scott Hogan 2
Auston Trusty 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Famara Diedhiou 2
Mark Sykes 2
Gary Gardner 2
Jhon Solis 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
3 / 4
0.3 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.47 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 95% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC21% Draw49% Birmingham City FC30%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes13% 0% No87%
Avg goals/match: 0.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 51%
49%
± 1.5 20%
80%
± 2.5 5%
95%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
79%
Bristol City FC or Birmingham City FC
51%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC7% Draw79% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
49.1%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.6%
1 – 1
8.2%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
2%
2 – 0
1.6%
2 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
0.7%
2 – 2
0.4%
1 – 3
0.3%
3 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 13% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 22% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

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