Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Nottingham Forest FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 15' Ivan Sunjic
Y 63' Alvaro Gimenez

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Lewis
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Tony Harrington

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

3
3
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-02-02 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
10 Aug Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
03 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
05 May Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
27 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W
22 Apr Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 0–3 L
10 Aug Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
03 Aug Brentford FC A 1–0 W
05 May Reading FC A 0–0 D
27 Apr Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
22 Apr Rotherham United FC A 3–1 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
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' The game is set. Birmingham City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Nottingham Forest FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' What a moment for Joe Lolley! That strike on 15 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivan Sunjic on 15.
  • 20' Alvaro Gimenez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 22' A goal from the Jamaica international Lewis Grabban! He fires home on 22 to make it 2-0!
  • 27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 32' 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 Gary Gardner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sabri Lamouchi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 47' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Sammy Ameobi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 57' The whistle greets Alfa Semedo as he departs to be replaced by Tiago Silva.
  • 60' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Gary Gardner has done his job and it is now time for Alvaro Gimenez to step up.
  • 63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alvaro Gimenez.
  • 65' The deadlock is broken! Michael Dawson gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jack Robinson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 75' It’s high time Josep Clotet Ruiz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josep Clotet Ruiz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 85' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Birmingham City FC.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Grabban 3
Che Adams 2
Joe Lolley 2
Ryan Yates 2
Keinan Davis 2
Michael Dawson 1
Kristian Pedersen 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1

Head to Head

2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-02-02 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2019-08-10 Leeds United FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2019-08-03 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-05-05 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-04-27 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-04-22 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2019-08-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2019-08-03 Brentford FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2019-05-05 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2019-04-27 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2019-04-22 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.5 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC49% Draw27% Birmingham City FC24%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
51%
Nottingham Forest FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC33% Draw48% Birmingham City FC19%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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