Derby vs Birmingham

Derby

1 - 0

Birmingham

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Pride Park Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Gavin Ward 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 39

Regular Season Table

Derby 8 · Birmingham 10

Referee Stats

Gavin Ward

24 matches · 1.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.08
Reds avg	0.04
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	13%
Home wins	54%
Draws	17%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Derby outshot their opponent (17-2).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Derby had the sharper finishing (6-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

31 / 27

Avg: 1.35 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Birmingham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-13

Goals For / Against

18 / 34

Avg: 0.78 / 1.48

Points

Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.57

PPG

0.87

1.35

0.78

1.17

1.48

39%

O2.5

43%

65%

BTTS

48%

35%

Score 1st

13%

League-position context

Derby rank8th

Birmingham rank10th

Derby points69

Birmingham points64

Derby: #8 · 69 pts · GD +8

15 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Birmingham: #10 · 64 pts · GD +1

20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derby last 5 home

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-3

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Birmingham last 5 away

D D L L L

Points2/15

Weighted index20

Goals3-6

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Derby trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Birmingham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.587%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Derby score at home96%

Derby clean sheet at home30%

Birmingham score away61%

Birmingham clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Derby score first35%

Derby win after scoring first63%

Birmingham score first13%

Birmingham win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derby 100% · Birmingham 57%

Avg first goal minute: Derby 29.3' · Birmingham 40.0'

Vs league average

Derby score at home1.35 vs 1.40

Derby concede at home1.17 vs 1.20

Birmingham score away0.78 vs 1.20

Birmingham concede away1.48 vs 1.40

Derby score 4% below league average, while Birmingham score 35% below league average.

Defensive side: Derby are 3% below league average at home, and Birmingham are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Derby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Birmingham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

337

323

Passes Accurate

239

236

Passes %

71%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

32'

32' I. Osman

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Brewster

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Murkin

48'

48' J. Panzo

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ E. Laird

1st substitution · For: T. Doyle

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ I. Osman

2nd substitution · For: Carlos Vicente

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ M. Ducksch

3rd substitution · For: J. Solis

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ R. Brewster

1st substitution · For: J. Banel

70'

70' P. Agyemang

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Stansfield

4th substitution · For: A. Priske

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ S. Szmodics

2nd substitution · For: O. Fraulo

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Clark

3rd substitution · For: D. Ozoh

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ P. Agyemang

4th substitution · For: C. Morris

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Panzo

5th substitution · For: K. Furuhashi

87'

87' J. Robinson

90+2'

90+2' J. Solis

Derby vs Birmingham 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derby beat Birmingham 1-0 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Gavin Ward. It was played at Pride Park Stadium.

First half: I. Osman received a yellow card for Birmingham at 32'. Derby took the lead at 43' when R. Brewster scored, with the assist credited to D. Murkin, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. J. Panzo received a yellow card for Birmingham at 48'. Birmingham made their 1st substitution at 58', with E. Laird replacing T. Doyle. Birmingham made their 2nd substitution at 58', with I. Osman replacing Carlos Vicente. Birmingham made their 3rd substitution at 59', with M. Ducksch replacing J. Solis. Derby made their 1st substitution at 65', with R. Brewster replacing J. Banel. P. Agyemang received a yellow card for Derby at 70'. Birmingham made their 4th substitution at 71', with J. Stansfield replacing A. Priske. Derby made their 2nd substitution at 83', with S. Szmodics replacing O. Fraulo. Derby made their 3rd substitution at 84', with B. Clark replacing D. Ozoh. Derby made their 4th substitution at 84', with P. Agyemang replacing C. Morris. Birmingham made their 5th substitution at 84', with J. Panzo replacing K. Furuhashi. J. Robinson received a yellow card for Birmingham at 87'. J. Solis received a yellow card for Birmingham at 90+2'.

Derby used 4 substitutions while Birmingham used 5 substitutions. Derby got 1 yellow card, while Birmingham got 4 yellow cards.