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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 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
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
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Coventry City FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Sam McCallum is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Dominic Hyam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum O'Hare made 359 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Ben Sheaf. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' It looks surprising Coventry City FC does not make any changes. Ivan Sunjic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' Jon Toral is replacing Riley McGree for the Birmingham City FC side.
  • 64' Liam Kelly is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Jordan Shipley is replaced by Maxime Biamou.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Coventry City FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 76' The whistle greets Fankaty Dabo as he departs to be replaced by Ryan John Giles.
  • 81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 86' Coventry City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • The points are shared — Coventry City FC 0-0 Birmingham City FC. Honours even.

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
Callum O'Hare 3
Ben Sheaf 3
Kristian Pedersen 1
Michael Rose 1
Viktor Gyokeres 1
Josh Eccles 1
Ivan Sunjic 1
Jay Stansfield 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.