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

Championship · 2020-21
Coventry City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Fri 20 Nov 2020 · 19:45 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Ben Sheaf 53' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Smith
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee James Wilson

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
4
2
Coventry City FC 10 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
07 Nov Watford FC A 2–3 L
04 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 1–2 L
30 Oct Reading FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
24 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–4 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
07 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 1–3 L
04 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
31 Oct Preston North End FC A 2–1 W
28 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W
24 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Coventry City FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Coventry City FC have won 484 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Coventry City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Harlee Dean needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 30 Yellow cards this season.
  • 53' Ben Sheaf has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' 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.
  • 59' Jon Toral is ready to make an impact after coming on for Riley McGree at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' It is a cagey affair so far. Coventry City FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 68' Maxime Biamou is replacing Jordan Shipley for the Coventry City FC side.
  • 73' The 29-year-old Gustavo Hamer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 76' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 76 minute. Fankaty Dabo leaves to be changed by Ryan John Giles.
  • 81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Sheaf 3
Callum O'Hare 3
Michael Rose 1
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Josh Eccles 1
Ivan Sunjic 1
Jay Stansfield 1
Jeremie Bela 1

Head to Head

2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC

Coventry City FC Form

2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-11-07 Watford FC 3–2 Coventry City FC L 2020-11-04 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2020-10-30 Coventry City FC 3–2 Reading FC W 2020-10-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2020-10-24 Coventry City FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-11-20 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-11-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2020-11-04 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-10-28 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2020-10-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.84 Coventry City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Coventry City FC or Draw 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC34% Draw35% Birmingham City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Coventry City FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
66%
Coventry City FC or Birmingham City FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Coventry City FC20% Draw59% Birmingham City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
13.8%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 3
1.8%
1 – 3
1.7%
3 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Coventry City FC

Handicap Coventry City FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 20% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 21% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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