Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Millwall FC
Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 11:30 UTC St Andrew's Ground 18,710 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 6' Kevin Nisbet
Jay Stansfield 53' 1–1
Juninho Bacuna 46' Y
Y 57' Wes Harding
Y 59' Brooke Norton-Cuffy

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Josh Smith (England)
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
  • Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
6
5
Birmingham City FC 14 games · Avg 1.9 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2023-04-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-11-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Millwall FC 2022-04-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Millwall FC 2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Millwall FC H 1–1 D
26 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–1 W
19 Aug Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
12 Aug Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
05 Aug Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
08 May Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
26 Aug Stoke City FC H 1–0 W
20 Aug Norwich City FC A 1–3 L
12 Aug Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
05 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
08 May Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–4 L

Season Stats

Birmingham City FC Millwall FC
#10 Position #11
11 Points 11
8 Played 8
2 / 5 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 3
12 Scored 15
11 Conceded 15
+1 GD +0
1.38 PPG 1.38
25% Win % 38%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts). Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G
Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Birmingham City FC to score. At the same time, Millwall FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Millwall FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 6' What a strike from Kevin Nisbet! The score is 0-1.
  • 11' Brooke Norton-Cuffy is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 16' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Millwall FC backline.
  • 21' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 26' Murray Wallace has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 31' Krystian Bielik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 32' A change in the Millwall FC ranks — Shaun Hutchinson exits the field as Wes Harding enters on 32.
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Millwall FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 46.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' Jay Stansfield doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 57' Wes Harding has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
  • 64' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 69' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Birmingham City FC and Millwall FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' The whistle greets Jay Stansfield as he departs to be replaced by Koji Miyoshi.
  • 75' Dan McNamara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Nisbet at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Millwall FC! Ryan Longman comes on to replace Murray Wallace.
  • 81' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Millwall FC's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Juninho Bacuna is replaced by Jordan James.
  • 87' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emmanuel Longelo is hanging Keshi Anderson on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

Millwall FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Thompson 3
Shaun Williams 1
Jay Stansfield 1
Jed Wallace 1
Kevin Nisbet 1
Troy Deeney 1
Japhet Tanganga 1
Tom Bradshaw 1

Head to Head

2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2023-04-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-11-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Millwall FC 2022-04-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Millwall FC 2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-08-26 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-08-19 Bristol City FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-08-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2023-08-05 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-05-08 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L

Millwall FC Form

2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-08-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2023-08-20 Norwich City FC 3–1 Millwall FC L 2023-08-12 Millwall FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC W 2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.74 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC46% Draw25% Millwall FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Millwall FC
54%
Birmingham City FC or Millwall FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC33% Draw43% Millwall FC24%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.