Thursday , 2 July 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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Nottingham Forest FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Goal! Keinan Davis scores his 20 goal in 355 matches.
  • 6' Keinan Davis with the second goal in the match!
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' Djed Spence has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Troy Deeney, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Nico Gordon gets a Yellow card.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ivan Sunjic made 188 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Nottingham Forest FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gary Gardner on 43.
  • 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' Ryan Yates needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 46 Yellow cards this season.
  • 54' Philip Zinckernagel is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Maxime Colin.
  • 64' 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 Juninho Bacuna suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
  • 70' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Neil Etheridge departs to be replaced by Connal Trueman.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 76' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Onel Hernandez by Jordan Graham on 76 minute.
  • 79' Goal! Scott McKenna scores his 7 goal in 350 matches.
  • 81' Lewis Grabban has so much to prove this time. He replaces Philip Zinckernagel on 81 minute.
  • 82' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 82 minute. Scott Hogan leaves to be changed by Troy Deeney.
  • 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 383 games and scored 417 goals.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nottingham Forest FC players.

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.