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Matchday 7 · · Pride Park

Derby County vs Birmingham City: result, line-ups and stats

Derby County 22 · 4 points
  • 40' Bobby Clark
1 - 2
Birmingham City 10 · 10 points
  • 42' Carlos Vicente
  • 63' Seung-ho Paik

Line-ups Derby County vs Birmingham City

Derby County 4-2-3-1 · J. Eustace
1 Zetterström
18 Taylor
44 Cashin
6 Langås
23 Ward
4 Ozoh
8 Clark
19 Meister
11 Szmodics
16 Fuseini
9 Morris
  • 54' Oscar Fraulo Henrik Meister
  • 85' Corey Blackett-Taylor David Ozoh
  • 85' Ryan Hedges Eiran Cashin
  • 90+5' Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Charlie Taylor

Line-up for Derby County: Zetterström, Taylor, Cashin, Langås, Ward, Ozoh, Clark, Meister, Szmodics, Fuseini, Morris

Bench
  • 31 J. Vickers
  • 33 C. Blackett-Taylor 85'
  • 29 O. Fraulo 54'
  • 26 R. Hedges 85'
  • 22 M. Johnston
  • 20 A. Mowatt
  • 24 R. Nyambe
  • 15 L. Salvesen 95'
  • 28 D. Sanderson
Absentees Derby County

Forsyth, Murkin, Travis, Clarke, Agyemang, Brewster (injured), Bilbija (unavailable)

Birmingham City 4-2-3-1 · C. Davies
1 Beadle
20 Cochrane
4 Klarer
5 Neumann
26 Osayi-Samuel
14 Solís
24 Iwata
17 Millar
28 Stansfield
7 Vicente
9 Priske
  • 60' Seung-ho Paik Jhon Solís
  • 73' Luis Vasquez August Priske
  • 73' Ethan Laird Liam Millar
  • 90+6' Kristoffer Lund Jay Stansfield
  • 90+6' Dael Fry Carlos Vicente

Line-up for Birmingham City: Beadle, Cochrane, Klarer, Neumann, Osayi-Samuel, Solís, Iwata, Millar, Stansfield, Vicente, Priske

Bench
  • 8 Paik Seung-Ho 60'
  • 32 L. Vázquez
  • 25 K. Lund
  • 2 E. Laird 73'
  • 27 K. Fujimoto
  • 33 M. Ducksch
  • 3 L. Buchanan
  • 21 R. Allsop
  • 23 D. Fry
Absentees Birmingham City

Gray, Leonard, Roberts, Wright, Gardner-Hickman (injured), Bird (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Derby County

  1. Bobby Clark Midfielder 2 goals 2 assists
  2. Sammie Szmodics Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Carlton Morris Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Oscar Fraulo Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists

Birmingham City

  1. Phil Neumann Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Carlos Vicente Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  3. August Priske Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Liam Millar Midfielder 0 goals 3 assists
  5. Jay Stansfield Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Derby County

Player Starts Min. Form
Charlie Taylor 5/5 455 mixed
Jacob Widell Zetterström 5/5 450 solid
Sondre Langås 5/5 450 mixed
Sammie Szmodics 4/5 401 solid
Bobby Clark 4/5 379 solid
Alex Mowatt 4/4 344 solid
Dion Sanderson 4/4 315 solid
Ryan Hedges 4/5 252 mixed

Birmingham City

Player Starts Min. Form
James Beadle 5/5 450 strong
Phil Neumann 5/5 450 solid
Christoph Klarer 5/5 450 mixed
Tomoki Iwata 5/5 442 mixed
Jay Stansfield 5/5 428 mixed
Bright Osayi-Samuel 5/5 421 mixed
August Priske 5/5 404 solid
Alex Cochrane 4/5 388 solid

Stats

Derby County Match Birmingham City
  • 59% Possession 41%
  • 18 Shots 19
  • 4 Shots on target 9
  • 7 Shots off target 8
  • 10 Corners 4
  • 8 Fouls 12
  • 4 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.54 1.26
  • Predicted goals2.3
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals67%
  • Corners14.7

Team comparison

DER home Per match BIR away
0.25 Points 1.75
0.75 Goals for 1.25
2.00 Goals against 1.00
1.64 xG for 1.45
1.74 xG against 1.33
8.3 Corners 6.3
DLLL Home and away form DWLW

Derby County vs Birmingham City: head-to-head record

28 previous meetings
11 Derby County 11 draws 6 Birmingham City
  • Goals per match3.11
  • Both teams scored71%
  • Over 2.5 goals64%
  • Mar 2026 Derby County 1 - 0 Birmingham City
  • Dec 2025 Birmingham City 1 - 1 Derby County
  • Jan 2022 Derby County 2 - 2 Birmingham City
  • Sep 2021 Birmingham City 2 - 0 Derby County
  • Apr 2021 Derby County 1 - 2 Birmingham City
  • Dec 2020 Birmingham City 0 - 4 Derby County
  • Jul 2020 Birmingham City 1 - 3 Derby County
  • Sep 2019 Derby County 3 - 2 Birmingham City
  • Apr 2019 Birmingham City 2 - 2 Derby County
  • Nov 2018 Derby County 3 - 1 Birmingham City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Derby County vs Birmingham City?

J. Busby took charge of Derby County vs Birmingham City.

Who is unavailable for Derby County against Birmingham City?

Derby County are without Craig Forsyth (knee injury), Derry Murkin (hamstring injury), Filip Bilbija (not registered), Lewis Travis (leg injury), Matt Clarke (calf injury) and Patrick Agyemang (achilles tendon injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Birmingham City against Derby County?

Birmingham City are without Demarai Gray (injury), Max Bird (not registered), Marc Leonard (achilles tendon injury), Patrick Roberts (health problems), Scott Wright (not in the squad) and Taylor Gardner-Hickman (injury).

What formation do Derby County play?

Derby County have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Eustace.

What formation do Birmingham City play?

Birmingham City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Davies.

How did the last meeting between Derby County and Birmingham City finish?

On 21 March 2026, Derby County vs Birmingham City finished 1-0.

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