Derby vs Birmingham Prediction

Championship 25/26 · Sat 21 Mar, 12:30
Derby
10 Full time
Birmingham
Derby 1–0 Birmingham

✓ Our AI called it — we predicted Home win (43%); it finished a home win.

What our model predicted

Home 43%
Draw 26%
Away 32%

💡 Derby have a slight edge — leaning Derby, but it's close.

Our pickHome win
SwiftScore Low · 46.0/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 46.0
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1532 v 1495 Derby rated higher
Form Index 1.8 v 0.8 points per game, last 5
Model Consensus 100%
models back the pick

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Why we predict this

  • Closely matched on Power Rating (1532 vs 1495).
  • Derby is in clearly better recent form (1.8 vs 0.8 pts/game).
  • Home attack projects well against this away defence (1.5 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Derby
Form Index
Derby
Goal expectation
Derby
Home advantage
Derby

Green = favours Derby · Blue = favours Birmingham. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
DerbyLWWLW1.8 ppg
BirminghamLLLWD0.8 ppg
Power Rating
Derby1532
Birmingham1495
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model49% · 29% · 22%
Power Rating53% · 18% · 29%
Machine-learning49% · 25% · 26%

AI match preview

Derby host Birmingham in a Championship clash where the model slightly favors a home win at 43%, though a draw or away victory remain plausible outcomes. The expected goals suggest a moderately open game with Derby scoring 1.49 on average to Birmingham’s 0.92, yet the most likely scoreline is a 1-1 stalemate. With under 50% probabilities for both over 2.5 goals and both teams to score, this match could be a tight, competitive encounter—remember these are statistical projections and to gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

1.49 – 0.92

Most likely score

1-1

14% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 43%

Under 57%

Both teams to score

Yes 48%

No 52%

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Stadium & conditions

Pride Park Stadium Derby, England Capacity 32,956 · grass

Conditions can sway goals and tempo — we factor pitch & weather into the read, but football is never certain. 18+.

Head-to-head (recent meetings)

Mar 2026 Derby 1–0 Birmingham
Dec 2025 Birmingham 1–1 Derby