Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 12 Sep 2026

Derby County 1–2 Birmingham City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.0
Actual xG
1.0 – 3.1
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Derby County favourites at 46%.

Birmingham City won and made the better chances: 3.1 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dael Fry, 100.0 in 10′.

Derby County

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Eiran Cashin Defender85000.1280.6
Jacob Widell Zetterström Goalkeeper10600–56.9
Sondre Langås Defender10600–52.1
Ryan Hedges Midfielder2100–44.9
David Ozoh Midfielder8500–41.3
Bobby Clark Midfielder106100.1541.1
Oscar Fraulo Midfielder52000.0440.1
Mohammed Fuseini Forward106000.0338.5
Carlton Morris Forward106000.1737.7
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Forward1100–36.9
Corey Blackett-Taylor Midfielder21000.0436.4
Charlie Taylor Defender9500–34.3
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder106010.4534.0
Joe Ward Midfielder106000.0233.2
Henrik Wendel Meister Forward5400–30.5

Birmingham City

PlayerMinGAxGScore
Dael Fry Defender1000–100.0
Seung Ho Paik Midfielder46100.9468.2
Kristoffer Lund Defender1000–60.1
James Beadle Goalkeeper10600–49.7
Liam Millar Midfielder7302–47.9
Luis Vázquez Forward33000.7545.2
Christoph Klarer Defender106000.0544.4
Jhon Solís Midfielder6000–43.7
Carlos Vicente Midfielder96100.5343.3
Tomoki Iwata Midfielder106000.1042.8
Ethan Laird Defender33000.0842.4
Bright Osayi-Samuel Defender10600–40.4
Phil Neumann Defender10600–39.6
Alex Cochrane Defender106000.0238.2
Jay Stansfield Midfielder96000.3336.6
August Priske Forward73000.3335.2