Saturday , 14 November 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 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Birmingham City FC and Rotherham United FC is underway.
  • 5' The 33-year-old Michael Ihiekwe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Neil Etheridge is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rotherham United FC.
  • 15' Angus MacDonald, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Wiles suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' Birmingham City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rotherham United FC backline.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' A moment of madness from Angus MacDonald on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rotherham United FC will be frustrated.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Rotherham United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Rotherham United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' A change in the Rotherham United FC ranks — George Hirst exits the field as Michael Smith enters on 61.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Scott Hogan is replaced by Jon Toral on 66 minute.
  • 69' The Rotherham United FC manager makes a substitution. Mikel Miller departs to be replaced by Kieran Sadlier.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivan Sunjic on 72.
  • 77' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 77 minute. Ivan Sunjic leaves to be changed by Gary Gardner.
  • 82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 87' What a strike from Kieran Sadlier! The score is 0-1.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Jeremie Bela — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Jay Stansfield 3
Richard Wood 2
Matty Crooks 1
Jeremie Bela 1
Kieran Sadlier 1
Harlee Dean 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.