Thursday , 2 July 2026

Derby County FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Derby County FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 28 Sep 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Y 22' Alvaro Gimenez
Duane Holmes 44' Y
Krystian Bielik 45' Y
Scott Malone 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Wright
  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee Simon Hooper

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
2
Derby County FC 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-19 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Derby County FC 2018-11-03 Derby County FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Birmingham City FC H 3–2 W
21 Sep Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
13 Sep Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Brentford FC A 0–3 L
24 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
20 Aug Bristol City FC H 1–2 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Derby County FC A 2–3 L
21 Sep Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
14 Sep Charlton Athletic FC A 1–0 W
31 Aug Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
25 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L
20 Aug Barnsley FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Derby County FC Birmingham City FC
#8 Position #10
69 Points 64
46 Played 46
20 / 9 / 17 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
67 Scored 57
59 Conceded 56
+8 GD +1
1.50 PPG 1.39
43% Win % 37%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Derby County FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 2' A stunning finish from Chris Martin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 7' Duane Holmes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 12' Over 12 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' Alvaro Gimenez was booked on 22.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Duane Holmes is booked for Derby County FC — Yellow card on 44.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Krystian Bielik. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' What a strike from Martyn Waghorn! The score is 2-0.
  • 55' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' Against the run of play, Gary Gardner has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 59' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ivan Sunjic makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 64' Jason Knight has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 69' Lukas Jutkiewicz, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Another change for Derby County FC made on 71 minute. Chris Martin leaves to be changed by Jack Marriott.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Jayden Bogle. He replaces Florian Jozefzoon on 72 minute.
  • 74' What composure from Jamie Paterson! The England international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jacques Maghoma is replaced by Fran Villalba.
  • 81' It’s high time Phillip Cocu made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' Kristian Pedersen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' Derby County FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Derby County FC! Jason Knight comes on to replace Duane Holmes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phillip Cocu

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 4
Colin Kazim-Richards 3
Martyn Waghorn 2
Scott Hogan 2
Ivan Sunjic 2
Graeme Shinnie 2
Krystian Bielik 2
Jason Knight 1

Head to Head

2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-19 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Derby County FC 2018-11-03 Derby County FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Derby County FC Form

2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC W 2019-09-21 Leeds United FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2019-09-13 Derby County FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2019-08-31 Brentford FC 3–0 Derby County FC L 2019-08-24 Derby County FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2019-08-20 Derby County FC 1–2 Bristol City FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2019-09-21 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2019-09-14 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2019-08-31 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-08-25 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-08-20 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Derby County FC51% Draw24% Birmingham City FC25%
Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
49%
Derby County FC or Birmingham City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC37% Draw42% Birmingham City FC21%
Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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