Betting preview: Derby County vs Birmingham City should be interesting

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Pride Park Stadium (33597 seats)

Fixate on their own playing style or adapt for the opponent? Both Derby County and Birmingham City need to try something different than earlier this season. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Both teams have had adequate rest since their last match. Let's look for an energetic match!

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Derby County form and stats

Derby County have collected 23 points from their Championship home games so far after 6-5-2. When Derby County hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cardiff City, Hull City, Barnsley, Reading, Derby County, Swansea City and Peterborough United), they have won 1 of 2 matches! There’s a good atmosphere here at Pride Park Stadium after three straight home wins.

Derby County are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Nottingham Forest. Midfielder Bird was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Bird dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Derby County had a home game versus Sheffield United which ended with a victory 2-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Derby County perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Derby County as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Derby County has won three of these, drawn seven and lost five.

There will be little rest for County after this match as they are travelling to Huddersfield Town for a Championship game in only three days.

Derby County are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. Derby County have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Derby County has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Birmingham City form and stats

There's been little loot from Birmingham City's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 14 away games in the Championship. Birmingham City only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws.

Birmingham's last game was the home draw against Peterborough United (2-2). Midfielder Woods was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Woods hit one key pass and had 33 successful passes (of 37 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Barnsley.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Birmingham City playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were three Birmingham City wins, eight draws and one defeat.

Birmingham City are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 13 goals from 14 away games. Many goals are not expected from the visiting Birmingham City as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Birmingham City have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have battled earlier this season: Birmingham City - Derby County 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six County victories, two draws and two Birmingham City wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityS. Hogan
S. Hogan
9 goals
Derby CountyT. Lawrence
T. Lawrence
8 goals
Derby CountyC. Davies
C. Davies
4 goals

Derby County missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Derby County Birmingham City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 2 Played P 3 14 28
8 6 1 Won W 0 3 8
11 5 1 Drew D 1 4 8
8 2 0 Lost L 2 7 12
26 16 1 Scored S 1 13 30
26 11 0 Conceded C 6 23 42
81% 85% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 86%
59% 62% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 75%
37% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 36% 50%
11% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 25%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 11%
52% 54% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 29% 39%
37% 46% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 36%
30% 15% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 39%
 
4 3.7 1 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.3 4
4.6 4.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 6.4 5.2
2.1 2.2 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.9 1.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
9.3 8.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.6 11.8
2.8 2.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.4 3.4
35% 44% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 9% 28% 31%
 
12.5 12.8 16 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 13.1 11.2
3.7 4.3 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 4.3 4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 27 17 6 4 73 25 14 9 3 2 36 12 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 57
2 Blackburn Rovers 28 15 7 6 45 30 15 10 3 2 31 17 13 5 4 4 14 13 15 52
3 AFC Bournemouth 27 14 7 6 43 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 14 7 4 3 17 10 19 49
4 Queens Park Rangers 27 14 6 7 40 31 14 7 4 3 17 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 9 48
5 West Bromwich Albion 27 12 9 6 34 20 13 8 5 0 21 6 14 4 4 6 13 14 14 45
6 Huddersfield Town 28 12 8 8 37 33 13 7 3 3 19 15 15 5 5 5 18 18 4 44
7 Nottingham Forest 28 12 7 9 38 29 15 6 3 6 19 18 13 6 4 3 19 11 9 43
8 Middlesbrough 27 12 6 9 31 26 14 8 2 4 20 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 5 42
9 Coventry City 26 11 7 8 35 30 14 8 2 4 22 13 12 3 5 4 13 17 5 40
10 Luton Town 26 10 8 8 38 32 13 6 4 3 22 16 13 4 4 5 16 16 6 38
11 Stoke City 27 11 5 11 32 29 14 6 3 5 19 16 13 5 2 6 13 13 3 38
12 Sheffield United 25 10 6 9 33 32 11 5 2 4 17 11 14 5 4 5 16 21 1 36
13 Blackpool 27 10 6 11 28 32 15 7 2 6 13 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -4 36
14 Millwall 26 8 9 9 27 29 12 5 4 3 14 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 -2 33
15 Preston North End 26 8 9 9 29 33 13 5 6 2 18 15 13 3 3 7 11 18 -4 33
16 Bristol City 28 9 6 13 36 49 15 5 5 5 18 19 13 4 1 8 18 30 -13 33
17 Swansea City 25 8 8 9 28 32 12 5 4 3 15 12 13 3 4 6 13 20 -4 32
18 Birmingham City 28 8 8 12 30 42 14 5 4 5 17 19 14 3 4 7 13 23 -12 32
19 Hull City 27 8 5 14 23 31 13 4 3 6 13 16 14 4 2 8 10 15 -8 29
20 Cardiff City 26 6 5 15 28 47 12 2 1 9 9 19 14 4 4 6 19 28 -19 23
21 Reading 27 8 4 15 33 51 15 4 4 7 21 31 12 4 0 8 12 20 -18 22
22 Peterborough United 26 5 5 16 23 53 12 4 4 4 15 15 14 1 1 12 8 38 -30 20
23 Derby County 27 8 11 8 26 26 13 6 5 2 16 11 14 2 6 6 10 15 0 14
24 Barnsley 26 2 8 16 17 41 12 2 4 6 8 15 14 0 4 10 9 26 -24 14

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 27 17 6 4 73 25 14 9 3 2 36 12 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 57
2 Blackburn Rovers 28 15 7 6 45 30 15 10 3 2 31 17 13 5 4 4 14 13 15 52
3 AFC Bournemouth 27 14 7 6 43 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 14 7 4 3 17 10 19 49
4 Queens Park Rangers 27 14 6 7 40 31 14 7 4 3 17 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 9 48
5 West Bromwich Albion 27 12 9 6 34 20 13 8 5 0 21 6 14 4 4 6 13 14 14 45
6 Huddersfield Town 28 12 8 8 37 33 13 7 3 3 19 15 15 5 5 5 18 18 4 44
7 Nottingham Forest 28 12 7 9 38 29 15 6 3 6 19 18 13 6 4 3 19 11 9 43
8 Middlesbrough 27 12 6 9 31 26 14 8 2 4 20 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 5 42
9 Coventry City 26 11 7 8 35 30 14 8 2 4 22 13 12 3 5 4 13 17 5 40
10 Luton Town 26 10 8 8 38 32 13 6 4 3 22 16 13 4 4 5 16 16 6 38
11 Stoke City 27 11 5 11 32 29 14 6 3 5 19 16 13 5 2 6 13 13 3 38
12 Sheffield United 25 10 6 9 33 32 11 5 2 4 17 11 14 5 4 5 16 21 1 36
13 Blackpool 27 10 6 11 28 32 15 7 2 6 13 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -4 36
14 Millwall 26 8 9 9 27 29 12 5 4 3 14 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 -2 33
15 Preston North End 26 8 9 9 29 33 13 5 6 2 18 15 13 3 3 7 11 18 -4 33
16 Bristol City 28 9 6 13 36 49 15 5 5 5 18 19 13 4 1 8 18 30 -13 33
17 Swansea City 25 8 8 9 28 32 12 5 4 3 15 12 13 3 4 6 13 20 -4 32
18 Birmingham City 28 8 8 12 30 42 14 5 4 5 17 19 14 3 4 7 13 23 -12 32
19 Hull City 27 8 5 14 23 31 13 4 3 6 13 16 14 4 2 8 10 15 -8 29
20 Cardiff City 26 6 5 15 28 47 12 2 1 9 9 19 14 4 4 6 19 28 -19 23
21 Reading 27 8 4 15 33 51 15 4 4 7 21 31 12 4 0 8 12 20 -18 22
22 Peterborough United 26 5 5 16 23 53 12 4 4 4 15 15 14 1 1 12 8 38 -30 20
23 Derby County 27 8 11 8 26 26 13 6 5 2 16 11 14 2 6 6 10 15 0 14
24 Barnsley 26 2 8 16 17 41 12 2 4 6 8 15 14 0 4 10 9 26 -24 14

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