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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Birmingham City FC and Rotherham United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Rotherham United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rotherham United FC's shape.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Rotherham United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Jamal Blackman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rotherham United FC so far.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Angus MacDonald on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rotherham United FC will be frustrated.
  • 50' Neil Etheridge has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Karanka will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' A change in the Rotherham United FC ranks — George Hirst exits the field as Michael Smith enters on 61.
  • 66' Jon Toral is ready to make an impact after coming on for Scott Hogan at the 66 minute mark.
  • 69' Rotherham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kieran Sadlier is hanging Mikel Miller on the field on 69 minute.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Ivan Sunjic. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Ivan Sunjic is replaced by Gary Gardner.
  • 82' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rotherham United FC backline.
  • 87' GOAL! Kieran Sadlier scores on 87.
  • 90' GOAL! Jeremie Bela scores on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Birmingham City FC and Rotherham United FC share the spoils 1-1.

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
Jon Taylor 1
Kevin Long 1
Reda Khadra 1
Jon Taylor 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.