Sunday , 16 August 2026

Derby County FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Derby County FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 24 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC iPro Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

Derby County FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at iPro Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Robert Madley

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

5
3
2
Derby County FC 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-24 Derby County FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC 2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-19 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
20 Apr Preston North End FC A 0–3 L
16 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
05 Apr Reading FC A 1–3 L
02 Apr Luton Town FC H 2–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Derby County FC A 2–1 W
21 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
10 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Brentford FC A 0–0 D
02 Apr Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Derby County FC Birmingham City FC
#23 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

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Derby County FC are 23rd (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at iPro Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Derby County FC and Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' Colin Kazim-Richards is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 10' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Maxime Colin, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Derby County FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ivan Sunjic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' Brilliant from the ! Colin Kazim-Richards makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 36.
  • 41' Derby County FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ivan Sanchez Aguayo is hanging Steve Seddon on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Alen Halilovic comes on to replace Riley McGree.
  • 54' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Gary Gardner is replaced by San Jose on 54 minute.
  • 59' It looks like no one’s ball. Derby County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Lukas Jutkiewicz gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Derby County FC that had 385 games and scored 452 goals.
  • 75' Max Bird gets the nod from Derby County FC. He replaces Colin Kazim-Richards and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 84' Lukas Jutkiewicz with the second goal in the match!
  • 87' Derby County FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Roberts is hanging Graeme Shinnie on the field on 87 minute.
  • 88' Derby County FC ring the changes. Jason Knight has done his job and it is now time for Kamil Jozwiak to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-04-24 Derby County FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2020-12-29 Birmingham City FC 0–4 Derby County FC 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC 2019-09-28 Derby County FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-04-19 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Derby County FC

Derby County FC Form

2021-04-24 Derby County FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2021-04-20 Preston North End FC 3–0 Derby County FC L 2021-04-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2021-04-10 Derby County FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2021-04-05 Reading FC 3–1 Derby County FC L 2021-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-04-24 Derby County FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2021-04-21 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-04-18 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2021-04-06 Brentford FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-04-02 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.74 Derby County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC32% Draw38% Birmingham City FC30%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 42%
58%
± 2.5 17%
83%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Derby County FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
68%
Derby County FC or Birmingham City FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Derby County FC19% Draw64% Birmingham City FC17%
Actual: Derby County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
27.2%
1 – 0
16.4%
0 – 1
14.7%
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
1.7%
3 – 0
1.5%
3 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Derby County FC

Handicap Derby County FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 21% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 19% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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