Sunday , 16 August 2026

Luton Town FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Luton Town FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Tue 24 Nov 2020 · 19:00 UTC Kenilworth Road Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 48' Harlee Dean
Glen Rea 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Joshua Smith
  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee David Webb

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

2
2
4
Luton Town FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-01-11 Luton Town FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-10-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
21 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
07 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
04 Nov Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
31 Oct Brentford FC H 0–3 L
28 Oct Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Luton Town FC A 1–1 D
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

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Luton Town FC and Birmingham City FC get this one started.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Luton Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 23' GOAL! Lukas Jutkiewicz scores on 23.
  • 28' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Elliot Lee has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' Against the run of play, Matthew Pearson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Luton Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' Poor challenge from Harlee Dean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 53' Luton Town FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Karanka might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gary Gardner on 60 minute.
  • 61' Luton Town FC make a change. Elliot Lee trudges off to be replaced by George Moncur on 61 minutes.
  • 66' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Luton Town FC make a change. Harry Cornick trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Clark on 70 minutes.
  • 73' Glen Rea has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Scott Hogan as he leaves the pitch. Jeremie Bela steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 80' Luton Town FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 85' Sonny Bradley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 90' Rhys Norrington-Davies, a Wales defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • It finishes all square. Luton Town FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Scott Hogan 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Gary Gardner 2
Onel Hernandez 1
Kristian Pedersen 1
Lyle Taylor 1
Harry Cornick 1
Carlton Morris 1

Head to Head

2020-11-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-01-11 Luton Town FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC 2019-10-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Luton Town FC

Luton Town FC Form

2020-11-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-11-21 Luton Town FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-11-07 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2020-11-04 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2020-10-31 Luton Town FC 0–3 Brentford FC L 2020-10-28 Luton Town FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-11-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Birmingham City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC34% Draw30% Birmingham City FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
66%
Luton Town FC or Birmingham City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC22% Draw51% Birmingham City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.3%
0 – 1
11%
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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