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Championship | Gameweek 46
Jul 22, 2020 at 7.30pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
1 - 3
Derby
Sunjic (56')
(90+4')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Shinnie (6'), Whittaker (87'), Sibley (90+1')

Preview: Birmingham City vs. Derby County - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Derby County, including team news and predicted lineups.

Birmingham City host Midlands rivals Derby County on Wednesday evening with their survival hopes still hanging in the balance.

The Blues have failed to win any of their last 13 matches and are two points above the dropzone ahead of this final-day clash with Derby, who can finish no higher than 10th.


Match preview

Derby County manager Phillip Cocu pictured © Reuters

A poor campaign for Birmingham that led to the departure of Pep Clotet two weeks ago could yet get even worse should results go against them on Wednesday.

City lost for a fourth time in five matches last time out, going down 2-0 to Preston North End, and are now left sweating on their place in the second tier.

Three of eight teams can still be relegated, with 13th-placed Wigan Athletic included in the equation given they are set to be hit with a 12-point deduction.

Taking their superior goal difference into account, a point against Derby will be enough for the Blues to stay in the division for another season.

On their longest winless run since 1994, however, and without a win in six home matches against Derby, the picture looks pretty bleak for Birmingham heading into this final match.

Birmingham City's Maxime Colin in action with Charlton Athletic's Macauley Bonne in the Championship on July 15, 2020© Reuters

Derby will take great joy in furthering their city rivals' misery, but they themselves are badly out of form following a run of four defeats in a row.

Four successive wins either side of the three-month shutdown had Derby in playoff contention, but they have fallen way off the pace since then and are down in 12th place.

The Rams have kept just one clean sheet on the road in the Championship this season - two fewer than any other side in the division - and have lost their last two away matches.

Philip Cocu will use the shortened summer break to work out what went wrong for his side in his debut campaign, which has been full of more lows than highs.

Following a run of five successive games against teams in the top six, the Dutchman will very much be eager to ensure that 2019-20 does not end with a fifth defeat on the spin.

Birmingham City's Championship form: LLLLDL

Derby County's Championship form: WDLLLL


Team News

Jude Bellingham in action for Birmingham City on July 1, 2020© Reuters

Borussia Dortmund completed the signing of Jude Bellingham on Monday, but the talented midfielder will make one more appearance for Birmingham before departing.

Jake Clarke-Salter and Josh McEachran remain absent for the hosts, although interim boss Steve Spooner has the option of recalling winger Jeremie Bela for this finale.

Spooner could tweak things in midfield, with Ivan Sunjic, Maikel Kieftenbeld and Gary Gardner all in contention to partner Bellingham.

Derby are without Tom Lawrence after the Wales international picked up an injury early on in the loss to Leeds United on Sunday.

Max Lowe is expected to come in for Craig Forsyth at left-back, while Jason Knight is also pushing for a recall.

Elsewhere, Wayne Rooney is likely to retain his deeper midfield berth alongside Max Bird.

Birmingham City possible starting lineup:
Camp; Colin, Roberts, Dean, Pedersen; Crowley, Sunjic, Bellingham, Bela; Hogan, Jutkiewicz

Derby County possible starting lineup:
Roos; Bogle, Clarke, Davies, Lowe; Rooney, Bird; Waghorn, Sibley, Knight; Martin


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We say: Birmingham City 1-1 Derby County

Birmingham supporters will be wondering just how their survival fight has gone down to the last game. Derby have also been in poor form, albeit without the threat of relegation, and we are expecting this one to finish all square.



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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 Birmingham City win with a probability of 38.74%. A win for Derby County had a probability of 35.64% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.5%) and 2-0 (6.37%). The likeliest Derby County win was 0-1 (8.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood.


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