Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Birmingham City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 14:00 UTC St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium HT 45+7' · FT 45+4'
Y 45' Angus MacDonald
Ivan Sunjic 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Birmingham City FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Will Finnie
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Derek Eaton
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

6
3
1
Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC 2019-04-22 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
19 Sep Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
12 Sep Brentford FC H 1–0 W
22 Jul Derby County FC H 1–3 L
18 Jul Preston North End FC A 0–2 L
15 Jul Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
19 Sep Millwall FC H 0–1 L
12 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
07 Mar Rochdale AFC A 1–3 L
29 Feb Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–1 D
25 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Birmingham City FC welcome Rotherham United FC for this crunch clash at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Ivan Sunjic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rotherham United FC tonight.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rotherham United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' The travelling Rotherham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Birmingham City FC have won 422 goals from 388 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rotherham United FC that had 357 games and scored 375 goals.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Angus MacDonald on 45 minutes.
  • 50' It looks surprising Rotherham United FC does not make any changes. Adam Clayton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' A tactical swap from Rotherham United FC — Michael Smith on, George Hirst off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Birmingham City FC make a change. Scott Hogan trudges off to be replaced by Jon Toral on 66 minutes.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Kieran Sadlier. He replaces Mikel Miller on 69 minute.
  • 72' Ivan Sunjic was booked on 72.
  • 77' Gary Gardner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivan Sunjic at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' Rotherham United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 87' Brilliant from the ! Kieran Sadlier makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 87.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Jeremie Bela — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Jay Stansfield 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Richard Wood 2
Reda Khadra 1
Jon Taylor 1
Tomoki Iwata 1
Jacques Maghoma 1

Head to Head

2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC 2019-04-22 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-09-19 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2020-09-12 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Brentford FC W 2020-07-22 Birmingham City FC 1–3 Derby County FC L 2020-07-18 Preston North End FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2020-07-15 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D

Rotherham United FC Form

2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2020-09-19 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2020-09-12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC W 2020-03-07 Rochdale AFC 3–1 Rotherham United FC L 2020-02-29 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2020-02-25 Coventry City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC46% Draw28% Rotherham United FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
54%
Birmingham City FC or Rotherham United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC32% Draw48% Rotherham United FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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