Saturday , 14 November 2026

Nottingham Forest FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Nottingham Forest FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC The City Ground HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Yuri Ribeiro 36' Y
Y 42' Adam Clayton
Lewis Grabban 64' Y
Y 89' Maxime Colin
Ryan Yates 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bhupinder Gill
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee David Richardson

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

3
3
2
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 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
26 Dec Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
19 Dec Millwall FC A 1–1 D
15 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W
12 Dec Brentford FC H 1–3 L
09 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
05 Dec Reading FC A 0–2 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D
19 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–4 L
16 Dec Cardiff City FC A 2–3 L
12 Dec Watford FC H 0–1 L
09 Dec Reading FC A 2–1 W
05 Dec Bristol City FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 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' Temperatures are rising at The City Ground as Nottingham Forest FC face off against Birmingham City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Gary Gardner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Cyrus Christie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nottingham Forest FC so far.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' England international George Friend has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Nottingham Forest FC have won 440 goals from 381 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yuri Ribeiro on 36 minutes.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Hughton will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 42' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Adam Clayton will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Alen Halilovic as he leaves the pitch. Gary Gardner steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 51' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Neil Etheridge made 386 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Anthony Knockaert on, Sammy Ameobi off on 61 minutes.
  • 64' The referee has no hesitation. Lewis Grabban is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 64.
  • 68' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Alexander Mighten trudges off to be replaced by Joe Lolley on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Joe Lolley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
  • 78' It’s high time Karanka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 83' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan Yates is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Scott Hogan is replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 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

2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-12-19 Millwall FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-12-12 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Brentford FC L 2020-12-09 Norwich City FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-12-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-12-19 Birmingham City FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-12-16 Cardiff City FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-12-12 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2020-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC W 2020-12-05 Bristol City FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Birmingham City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nottingham Forest FC38% Draw31% Birmingham City FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
62%
Nottingham Forest FC or Birmingham City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC26% Draw51% Birmingham City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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