Saturday , 14 November 2026

Fulham FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Fulham FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 4 Jul 2020 · 14:00 UTC Craven Cottage HT 45+5' · FT 45+9'
Y 30' Gary Gardner
Michael Hector 32' Y
Bobby Reid 32' Y
Michael Hector 33' Y
Denis Odoi 34' Y
Y 38' Jude Bellingham
Y 40' Marc Roberts
Y 90' Jake Clarke-Salter

Overview

Match Preview

Fulham FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Craven Cottage.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee Darren Blunden
  • Referee Keith Stroud
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 6.4 goals/game

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
Fulham FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-04 Fulham FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-11-09 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Fulham FC

Recent Form

Fulham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
30 Jun Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
27 Jun Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
20 Jun Brentford FC H 0–2 L
07 Mar Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
29 Feb Preston North End FC H 2–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul Fulham FC A 0–1 L
01 Jul Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–3 L
27 Jun Hull City AFC H 3–3 D
20 Jun West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
07 Mar Reading FC H 1–3 L
04 Mar Leicester City FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% 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. Fulham FC is hosting Birmingham City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC have won 442 goals from 398 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' It’s high time Scott Parker made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Fulham FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gary Gardner.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Michael Hector. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' Poor challenge from Michael Hector. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' Controversy at the stadium! Denis Odoi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 38' Jude Bellingham was booked on 38.
  • 40' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Marc Roberts gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Fulham FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Another substitution for Fulham FC to replace Denis Odoi by Joe Bryan on 46 minute.
  • 51' Fulham FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 57' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Jude Bellingham has done his job and it is now time for Maikel Kieftenbeld to step up.
  • 60' Fulham FC make a change. Harry Arter trudges off to be replaced by Josh Onomah on 60 minutes.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fulham FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' Neeskens Kebano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivan Cavaleiro at the 70 minute mark.
  • 74' Birmingham City FC make a change. Scott Hogan trudges off to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 74 minutes.
  • 79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fulham FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 84' 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 Marek Rodak suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Daniel Crowley exits the field as Harlee Dean enters on 85.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Sylvester Jasper. He replaces Anthony Knockaert on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jake Clarke-Salter on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Fulham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josep Clotet Ruiz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandar Mitrovic 4
Fabio Carvalho 2
Denis Odoi 1
Gary Gardner 1
Ivan Sunjic 1
Tom Cairney 1
Neeskens Kebano 1
Marc Roberts 1

Head to Head

2020-07-04 Fulham FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-11-09 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Fulham FC

Fulham FC Form

2020-07-04 Fulham FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2020-06-30 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Fulham FC W 2020-06-27 Leeds United FC 3–0 Fulham FC L 2020-06-20 Fulham FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2020-03-07 Bristol City FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2020-02-29 Fulham FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-07-04 Fulham FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-07-01 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2020-06-27 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Hull City AFC D 2020-06-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-03-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Reading FC L 2020-03-04 Leicester City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.11 Fulham FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fulham FC51% Draw31% Birmingham City FC18%
Actual: Fulham FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Fulham FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
49%
Fulham FC or Birmingham City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fulham FC29% Draw58% Birmingham City FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 1
2.6%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 0
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Fulham FC

Handicap Fulham FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 26% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 14% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Fulham FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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