Luton Town FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Luton Town FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road Stadium.
- Luton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Joshua Smith
- Referee Nigel Lugg
- Referee Ian Cooper
- Referee David Webb
7 games this season
🟨 3.6/game
⚽ 11.6 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (8 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
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' That's the starting whistle at Kenilworth Road Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Luton Town FC and Birmingham City FC.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Luton Town FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 15' Wales international Rhys Norrington-Davies has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lukas Jutkiewicz makes it 0-1.
- 28' 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.
- 33' San Jose, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 37' GOAL! Matthew Pearson fires home to make it 1-1!
- 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
- 48' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Harlee Dean gets a Yellow card.
- 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nathan Jones might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 58' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 60' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Ivan Sanchez Aguayo on, Gary Gardner off on 60 minutes.
- 61' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 61 minute. Elliot Lee leaves to be changed by George Moncur.
- 66' George Friend is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Luton Town FC so far.
- 70' It is a substitution in Luton Town FC team. Harry Cornick is replaced by Jordan Clark on 70 minute.
- 73' The referee shows Luton Town FC player a Yellow card on 73.
- 75' Birmingham City FC make a change. Scott Hogan trudges off to be replaced by Jeremie Bela on 75 minutes.
- 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 90' Glen Rea has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 387 appearances.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Luton Town FC 1-1 Birmingham City FC.
Lineups
Luton Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 6
- 16
- 17
- 8
- 19
-
10
Elliot Lee ↓ George Moncur 61'
-
7
Harry Cornick ↓ Jordan Clark 70'
- 5
- 12
- 22
Bench
- 27
- 4
-
14
George Moncur ↑ 61'
- 2
- 26
- 15
-
18
Jordan Clark ↑ 70'
- 1
- 28
Coach
Nathan Jones
Birmingham City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 4
- 2
- 12
- 10
- 20
- 5
-
9
Scott Hogan ↓ Jeremie Bela 75'
- 15
- 19
- 34
Bench
- 14
- 25
- 6
- 3
- 23
- 1
-
17
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo ↑ 60'
-
11
Jeremie Bela ↑ 75'
-
18
Riley McGree ↑ 75'
Coach
Karanka
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Scott Hogan | 3 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 3 |
| Gary Gardner | 2 |
| Chuks Aneke | 1 |
| Marc Roberts | 1 |
| Juninho Bacuna | 1 |
| Onel Hernandez | 1 |
| Kristian Pedersen | 1 |
Head to Head
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
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.