Sunday , 16 August 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Nottingham Forest FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 14:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Nico Gordon
Y 43' Gary Gardner
Philip Zinckernagel 54' Y
Y 59' Maxime Colin

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at City Ground, Nottingham.

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

3
3
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-10-02 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-04-21 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Birmingham City FC H 2–0 W
06 Apr Coventry City FC H 2–0 W
02 Apr Blackpool FC A 4–1 W
20 Mar Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
16 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 3–1 W
12 Mar Reading FC H 4–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 0–2 L
03 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
19 Mar Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
15 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
12 Mar Hull City AFC H 0–0 D
05 Mar Bristol City FC A 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at City Ground, Nottingham!
  • 5' Keinan Davis does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
  • 6' What a strike from Keinan Davis! The score is 2-0.
  • 11' It’s high time Lee Bowyer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Bowyer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' A moment of madness from Nico Gordon on 25 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' The 36-year-old Neil Etheridge has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gary Gardner.
  • 48' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Lee Bowyer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 59' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Neil Etheridge makes way for Connal Trueman at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 75' With 1 assists to his name this season, Scott McKenna is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 76' Jordan Graham has so much to prove this time. He replaces Onel Hernandez on 76 minute.
  • 79' Scott McKenna adds to his 0 season tally! Nottingham Forest FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 81' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Philip Zinckernagel by Lewis Grabban on 81 minute.
  • 82' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Scott Hogan has done his job and it is now time for Troy Deeney to step up.
  • 87' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Another three points for Nottingham Forest FC.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 3
Joe Lolley 2
Ryan Yates 2
Keinan Davis 2
Che Adams 2
Daryl Murphy 1
Tiago Silva 1
Marc Roberts 1

Head to Head

2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-10-02 Birmingham City FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-04-21 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2022-04-06 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W 2022-04-02 Blackpool FC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2022-03-20 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2022-03-16 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-03-12 Nottingham Forest FC 4–0 Reading FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-04-09 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-04-03 Birmingham City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-03-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2022-03-15 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-03-12 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D 2022-03-05 Bristol City FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC54% Draw27% Birmingham City FC19%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
46%
Nottingham Forest FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC35% Draw51% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.7%
0 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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