Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nottingham Forest FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Hughton will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Joe Worrall has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' 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.
  • 36' Yuri Ribeiro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adam Clayton on 42.
  • 46' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Alen Halilovic has done his job and it is now time for Gary Gardner to step up.
  • 51' Birmingham City FC have won 421 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Anthony Knockaert comes on to replace Sammy Ameobi.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lewis Grabban.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Joe Lolley. He replaces Alexander Mighten on 68 minute.
  • 73' George Friend has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 89' A moment of madness from Maxime Colin on 89 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Yates on 90.
  • 90' Lukas Jutkiewicz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Scott Hogan on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 0-0.

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
Keinan Davis 2
Che Adams 2
Joe Lolley 2
Ryan Yates 2
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Scott McKenna 1
Jota Peleteiro 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.