Nottingham Forest v Birmingham result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–0 Birmingham

Championship · Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:00 GMT · Wembley Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Nottingham Forest 0–0 Birmingham — this Championship match was drawn.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Birmingham: Cardiff v Birmingham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 0–0 Birmingham · Championship
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: J. Simpson
Head-to-head (last 6): Nottingham Forest 2 · draws 1 · Birmingham 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L · Birmingham 2W 0D 3L

Nottingham Forest 0–0 Birmingham (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 1

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 3

Corners

against 5.25 / 3.75 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.25 / 2.5

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.5 / 1.75

Cards

against 1.5 / 0.75 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Birmingham for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	9.5 for · 13.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	10 for · 10.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.25 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	2.5 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.5 for · 11.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	17.25 for · 9 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 0.75 against n 4 Last 5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Sow n 8	54	3.1 7/4	1.3 5/1	A. Clayton
J. Colback n 8	81.4	2.5 8/5	1.9 5/3	—
A. Knockaert n 8	55.5	2.4 5/4	2.4 7/4	—
Miguel Guerrero n 8	46.9	2.4 6/4	0.2 1/0	—
H. Arter n 8	62.4	2 6/3	0.7 3/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Grabban n 8	60	2.8 6/4	0.6 3/0
L. Taylor n 8	73.9	2.1 6/5	0.6 3/1
S. Ameobi n 8	70.5	1.6 5/4	0.6 3/1
H. Arter n 8	62.4	1.4 5/2	0.4 2/0
Miguel Guerrero n 8	46.9	1.4 4/2	0.5 1/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Grabban n 8	60	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Knockaert n 8	55.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Mighten n 8	41.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Cafú n 8	70.8	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
C. Jenkinson n 8	62.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Sow n 8	54	4.4 7/6
J. Colback n 8	81.4	2.8 7/6
S. Ameobi n 8	70.5	2.6 7/4
R. Yates n 8	80.6	2.2 6/5
C. Christie n 8	89.5	2 8/3

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	90	3 6/4

Birmingham

Birmingham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jon Toral n 8	49.5	3.9 7/3	1.8 6/1	—
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	53.5	2.9 6/2	1.7 5/3	—
A. Clayton n 8	67.8	2.7 6/5	1.2 4/1	S. Sow
J. Leko n 8	57.1	2.4 5/3	1.2 3/2	—
R. McGree n 8	55.1	2.2 4/4	0.8 3/1	—

Birmingham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Halilović n 8	26.4	5.1 5/2	0.9 2/0
Jérémie Bela n 8	43.5	2.3 6/2	0.5 2/0
G. Gardner n 8	54.9	1.8 5/4	0.8 4/0
L. Jutkiewicz n 8	53.5	1.5 4/2	0.4 2/0
S. Hogan n 8	76	1.3 6/3	0.7 5/0

Birmingham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jon Toral n 8	49.5	0.5 1/1	0.2 1/0
R. McGree n 8	55.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Jérémie Bela n 8	43.5	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
Iván Sánchez n 8	67.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
G. Gardner n 8	54.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Birmingham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Clarke-Salter n 8	85.8	2.8 6/6
I. Sunjic n 8	74.8	2.7 6/4
K. Pedersen n 8	88	2.4 7/5
G. Friend n 8	80	2 8/3
M. Kieftenbeld n 8	68.8	2 7/2

Birmingham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Etheridge n 8	90.5	2.4 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Birmingham
56%	Possession	44%
14	Shots	8
6	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	1
5	Blocked shots	4
9	Shots inside the box	3
7	Corners	3
0	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	18
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	6
406	Passes	317
68%	Pass accuracy	62%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Samba	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
C. Christie	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Tobias Figueiredo	90	2	1	1	2	0	7.3
J. Worrall	90	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
Yuri Ribeiro	90	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
R. Yates	90	4	3	0	1	Y	7.3
Cafú	90	0	0	2	0	0	7.5
L. Grabban	90	0	0	3	0	Y	6.9
A. Mighten	68	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
S. Sow	61	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
S. Ameobi	61	3	2	0	2	0	6.9
A. Knockaert sub	29	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Taylor sub	29	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
J. Lolley sub	22	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

Birmingham player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Etheridge	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.5
M. Colin	90	0	0	0	3	Y	7.3
M. Roberts	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
H. Dean	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
G. Friend	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
A. Clayton	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
I. Sunjic	90	1	1	0	2	0	6.7
Iván Sánchez	90	1	1	1	3	0	7.3
Jérémie Bela	90	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
S. Hogan	89	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
A. Halilović	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
G. Gardner sub	45	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
L. Jutkiewicz sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nottingham Forest v Birmingham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestLLLWD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

BirminghamWWLLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nottingham Forest 2 · 1 draw · Birmingham 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2020-02-01 Birmingham 2–1 Nottingham Forest
2019-08-17 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Birmingham
2019-02-02 Birmingham 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2018-08-25 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Birmingham
2018-03-03 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Birmingham
2017-11-18 Birmingham 1–0 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Nottingham Forest#17 pos52 pts46 pl-8 GD

Birmingham#18 pos52 pts46 pl-24 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored0.8

Birmingham scored0.8

Nottingham Forest conceded0.98

Birmingham conceded1.33

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Birmingham?: In their last 6 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 2, Birmingham won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Birmingham?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L; Birmingham 2W 0D 3L.

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