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Matchday 7 · · Pride Park Stadium

Derby County vs Birmingham City: result, lineups and stats

Derby County 23 · 7 points
1 - 2
Birmingham City 7 · 20 points
  • 40' Bobby Clark
  • 42' Carlos Vicente
  • 63' Seung-ho Paik

Lineups 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 Eiram Cashin
  • 90+5' Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Charlie Taylor

Lineup 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, Taylor, Murkin, Travis, Clarke, Agyemang, Langås (injured), Sanderson (suspended), Cashin (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 Vásquez August Priske
  • 73' Ethan Laird Liam Millar
  • 90+6' Kristoffer Lund Jay Stansfield
  • 90+6' Dael Fry Carlos Vicente

Lineup 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

Leonard, Paik (injured), Priske (doubtful)

Stats Derby County vs Birmingham City

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

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 3 goals 2 assists
  2. Sammie Szmodics 3 goals 1 assists
  3. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Carlton Morris 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Mohammed Fuseini 1 goals 1 assists

Birmingham City

  1. Liam Millar 4 goals 3 assists
  2. August Priske 4 goals 1 assists
  3. Demarai Gray 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Phil Neumann 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Carlos Vicente 2 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
Bobby Clark 5/5 441 solid
Joe Ward 5/5 441 solid
Dion Sanderson 5/5 426 solid
Ryan Hedges 5/5 423 mixed
Carlton Morris 5/5 417 mixed
David Ozoh 5/5 398 mixed
Sammie Szmodics 5/5 392 solid
Josh Vickers 4/4 360 poor

Birmingham City

Player Starts Min. Form
James Beadle 5/5 450 mixed
Phil Neumann 5/5 450 strong
Christoph Klarer 5/5 450 solid
Alex Cochrane 5/5 450 solid
Bright Osayi-Samuel 5/5 438 mixed
Tomoki Iwata 5/5 435 solid
Jay Stansfield 5/5 432 mixed
Liam Millar 5/5 347 excellent

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
0.33 Points 1.67
0.67 Goals for 1.00
1.67 Goals against 0.83
1.59 xG for 1.41
1.61 xG against 1.40
6.7 Corners 6.2
LLLDL Home and away form WLWWL

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?

John 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), Charlie Taylor (injury), Derry Murkin (hamstring injury), Dion Sanderson (red card), Eiram Cashin (not registered) and Lewis Travis (ankle injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Birmingham City against Derby County?

Birmingham City are without August Priske (health problems), Marc Leonard (achilles tendon injury) and Seung-ho Paik (health problems).

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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