Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Sep 12, 2020 at 12.30pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
1 - 0
Brentford

Bela (37')
Sunjic (59'), Pedersen (72'), Clayton (80'), Bela (90+2')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Norgaard (49')

The Match

Match Report

Jeremie Bela headed Blues' first-half winner.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship fixture between Birmingham City and Brentford, including team news and injury news.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Brentford win with a probability of 48%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 27.32% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brentford win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.44%) and 0-2 (8.16%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 1-0 (7.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Brentford
27.32%	24.68%	48%

Both teams to score 54.9%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.36%

47.64%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.16%

69.84%

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.54%

31.46%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.16%

67.84%

Brentford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.1%

19.9%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.97%

52.03%

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 27.32%

Brentford 47.99%

Draw 24.67%

Birmingham City	Draw	Brentford
1-0 @ 7.24% 2-1 @ 6.76% 2-0 @ 4.19% 3-1 @ 2.61% 3-2 @ 2.1% 3-0 @ 1.61% Other @ 2.81% Total : 27.32%	1-1 @ 11.68% 0-0 @ 6.26% 2-2 @ 5.46% 3-3 @ 1.13% Other @ 0.14% Total : 24.67%	0-1 @ 10.1% 1-2 @ 9.44% 0-2 @ 8.16% 1-3 @ 5.08% 0-3 @ 4.39% 2-3 @ 2.94% 1-4 @ 2.05% 0-4 @ 1.77% 2-4 @ 1.19% Other @ 2.89% Total : 47.99%