Derby vs Birmingham: result 1-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 39Kick-off on March 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Full time
What was the result of Derby vs Birmingham?
Derby won 1-0 on March 21, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 43′R. BrewsterDerby
Official lineup for Derby vs Birmingham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Derby
4-2-3-1- 7P. Agyemang
- 10R. Brewster
- 19S. Szmodics
- 25B. Brereton
- 42B. Clark
- 27L. Travis
- 2D. Murkin
- 5M. Clarke
- 28D. Sanderson
- 23J. Ward
- 12R. O'Donnell
Birmingham
3-4-3- 28J. Stansfield
- 33M. Ducksch
- 10D. Gray
- 17I. Osman
- 8Paik Seung-Ho
- 24T. Iwata
- 2E. Laird
- 37J. Panzo
- 6J. Robinson
- 4C. Klarer
- 25J. Beadle
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Derby have 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Birmingham have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | Portsmouth(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Millwall(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Mar 7, 2026 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Blackburn(home) | 3-1 | Championship |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Hull City(away) | 2-4 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | Sheffield Utd(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Mar 11, 2026 | QPR(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Mar 7, 2026 | Charlton(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Middlesbrough(home) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Millwall(away) | 0-3 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Derby wins, 2 draws, 2 Birmingham wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2025 | Birmingham 1-1 Derby | Championship |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Derby 2-2 Birmingham | Championship |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Birmingham 2-0 Derby | Championship |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Derby 1-2 Birmingham | Championship |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Birmingham 0-4 Derby | Championship |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Birmingham 1-3 Derby | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Derby score 1.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Birmingham score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | 1.5 | 1.2 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Birmingham | 1.3 | 1.1 | 4 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Derby sit 23rd in Championship (6 points from 9 matches) and Birmingham sit 7th (14 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Birmingham | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| 23 | Derby | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
A question about Derby vs Birmingham?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy