Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Birmingham City FC and Rotherham United FC get this one started.
  • 5' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Rotherham United FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
  • 10' Christ Tiehi, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Rotherham United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Dion Sanderson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rotherham United FC so far.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' Ethan Laird makes way for Cody Drameh at the 26 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • 31' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' 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 Sebastian Revan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' Rotherham United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 58' The Rotherham United FC bench stirs into life. Arvin Appiah is withdrawn and Dexter Lembikisa gets his opportunity.
  • 59' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Juninho Bacuna has done his job and it is now time for Jordan James to step up.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for Rotherham United FC. Jamie Lindsay will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan James.
  • 68' 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.
  • 71' Rotherham United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 72' Rotherham United FC ring the changes. Lee Peltier has done his job and it is now time for Jordan Hugill to step up.
  • 77' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 82' Cohen Bramall needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Cohen Bramall on 86 minutes.
  • 87' The referee shows Rotherham United FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Reda Khadra 1
Jon Taylor 1
Tomoki Iwata 1
Jacques Maghoma 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.