Saturday , 14 November 2026

Birmingham City FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Birmingham City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 61' Jamie Lindsay
Jordan James 63' Y
Y 71' Lee Peltier
Y 86' Cohen Bramall

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Davies (England)
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2

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
2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC 2023-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC 2022-08-27 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-04-18 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Rotherham United FC H 0–0 D
29 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–4 L
25 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
11 Nov Sunderland AFC A 1–3 L
04 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
28 Oct Southampton FC A 1–3 L
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D
28 Nov Hull City AFC A 1–4 L
24 Nov Leeds United FC H 1–1 D
11 Nov Watford FC A 0–5 L
07 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
04 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St Andrew's Ground!
  • 5' Krystian Bielik is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
  • 10' Rotherham United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Rotherham United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Rotherham United FC is showing some good football. However, Rotherham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Cody Drameh on, Ethan Laird off on 26 minutes.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' It looks surprising Rotherham United FC does not make any changes. Jamie Lindsay has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Sebastian Revan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Dexter Lembikisa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Rotherham United FC — Dexter Lembikisa on, Arvin Appiah off on 58 minutes.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Juninho Bacuna as he leaves the pitch. Jordan James steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Jamie Lindsay argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 63' Jordan James was booked on 63.
  • 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
  • 71' That is a Yellow card for Rotherham United FC. Lee Peltier will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Lee Peltier by Jordan Hugill on 72 minute.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Wayne Rooney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 82' 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.
  • 86' Controversy at the stadium! Cohen Bramall argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cohen Bramall on 87 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Rotherham United FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Carlisle

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

2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC 2023-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC 2022-08-27 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2021-04-18 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L

Rotherham United FC Form

2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2023-11-28 Hull City AFC 4–1 Rotherham United FC L 2023-11-24 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2023-11-11 Watford FC 5–0 Rotherham United FC L 2023-11-07 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-11-04 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Birmingham City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birmingham City FC49% Draw29% Rotherham United FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
51%
Birmingham City FC or Rotherham United FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birmingham City FC33% Draw51% Rotherham United FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap Birmingham City FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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