Sunday , 16 August 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
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
100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Rotherham United FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Ground. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Rotherham United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 26' The supporters are chanting for Cody Drameh. He replaces Ethan Laird on 26 minute.
  • 31' Rotherham United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Birmingham City FC have won 417 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' Birmingham City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birmingham City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' Rotherham United FC ring the changes. Arvin Appiah has done his job and it is now time for Dexter Lembikisa to step up.
  • 59' The whistle greets Juninho Bacuna as he departs to be replaced by Jordan James.
  • 61' Jamie Lindsay was booked on 61.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jordan James.
  • 68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' Poor challenge from Lee Peltier. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 72' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Lee Peltier by Jordan Hugill on 72 minute.
  • 77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 86' Cohen Bramall picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' The referee shows Rotherham United FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

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.