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Derby County vs Birmingham City Prediction: Can Eustace's Pragmatism Halt Davies' Possession Game?
Derby County host Birmingham City at Pride Park on 12 September 2026, Championship Matchweek 7, with Derby sitting 22nd on four points from six games and Birmingham in 15th on seven. Derby need this more: another week sliding toward the…
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- Matchweek 7 of the 2026-2027 Championship brings Derby County against Birmingham City on 2026-09-12 (kick-off 12:30 GMT).
- Over the past 10 outings, Referee J. Busby has shown 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, and 20 fouls each fixture.
- J. Eustace versus C. Davies across 2 meetings, record stands at 1-0 with 1 draw.
- After 6 matchdays, Derby County sit 22nd with 4 points and Birmingham City are 15th having collected 7 points.
- Derby County have 8 players sidelined: P. Agyemang (Achilles Tendon Injury), F. Bilbija (Inactive), R. Brewster (Injury), M. Clarke (Calf Injury), C. Forsyth (Knee Injury), C. Morris (Calf Injury), D. Murkin (Hamstring Injury), L. Travis (Leg Injury) while Birmingham City face 5 absences: M. Bird (Inactive), T. Gardner-Hickman (Injury), M. Leonard (Achilles Tendon Injury), J. E. Solis Romero (Inactive), D. Gray (Injury).
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Derby County should be met by Birmingham City's expected 4-2-3-1.
- Last time out, M. Fuseini registered the best mark for Derby County - 7.3 - and L. Millar did likewise for Birmingham City with an 7 score.
- Double disappointment: Derby County fell 0-1 against West Bromwich Albion, while Birmingham City went down 1-2 vs Norwich City.
- Neither side is flying – Derby County 1-1-3 and Birmingham City 1-2-2 over the last 5 matches.
- Derby County have clearly got the edge H2H: in 31 meetings, they've beaten Birmingham City 11 times, with 11 draws and only 9 losses.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Birmingham City to win 2-1, despite Derby County's 0-1-2 home form - Birmingham City's strong 1-1-1 record away with 1.67 goals/game does the trick.
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Match Info
Team Kits
Derby
Birmingham
Events
| 19' | M. Fuseini | ||
| 21' | A. Cochrane | ||
| 40' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 42' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 44' | A. Priske | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 54' | |||
| 60' | |||
| 64' | 1 - 2 | ||
| 73' | |||
| 73' | |||
| 85' | |||
| 85' | |||
| 90+4' | C. Vicente | ||
| 90+5' | |||
| 90+6' | |||
| 90+6' | |||
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Derby is going head to head with Birmingham on 12/9/2026 11:30 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Derby v Birmingham H2H statistics!