Birmingham City FC vs Rotherham United FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Birmingham City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Rotherham United FC

Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground 24,393 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 44' Sam Nombe

Jay Stansfield 54' 1–1

Jay Stansfield pen 81' 2–1

Y 40' Hakeem Odoffin

Y 73' Cameron Humphreys

Y 80' Dillon Phillips

Alfie May 86' Y

Grant Hanley 90' Y

Overview

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

Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)
Assistant 1
Assistant 2

5 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Rotherham United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC 2024-09-21 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC 2024-04-20 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC 2023-03-11 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W
28 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–0	W
23 Jan	Wrexham AFC	A	1–1	D
18 Jan	Exeter City FC	H	1–0	W
11 Jan	Lincoln City FC	H	2–1	W
04 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	A	3–0	W

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
28 Jan	Cambridge United FC	H	2–1	W
25 Jan	Burton Albion FC	A	2–4	L
18 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	H	4–2	W
11 Jan	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	3–1	W
04 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Birmingham City FC vs Rotherham United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Daniel Gore is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rotherham United FC so far.
10' Birmingham City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rotherham United FC's shape.
15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Jordan Hugill needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
27' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Mallik Wilks is replaced by Daniel Gore.
32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dillon Phillips, as he is very good at scoring at St Andrew's Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
40' A moment of madness from Hakeem Odoffin on 40 minutes earns him a card. Rotherham United FC will be frustrated.
44' Sam Nombe doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
49' A quiet spell here at St Andrew's Ground. Rotherham United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
54' GOAL! Jay Stansfield fires home to make it 1-1!
59' Keshi Anderson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rotherham United FC tonight.
61' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Wright is hanging Keshi Anderson on the field on 61 minute.
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
71' Louie Sibley, a England midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cameron Humphreys on 73.
78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Birmingham City FC and Rotherham United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' Controversy at the stadium! Dillon Phillips argues furiously but the card stands.
81' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jay Stansfield makes no mistake. 2-1!
82' Jordan Hugill gets the nod from Rotherham United FC. He replaces Andre Green and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Alfie May was booked on 86.
88' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Louie Sibley is replaced by Jack Holmes.
90' Grant Hanley was booked on 90.
It finishes all square. Birmingham City FC and Rotherham United FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Cameron Dawson
10
Jordan Hugill ↑ 82'
4
Liam Kelly
18
Daniel Gore ↑ 27'
35
Ben Hatton
23
Jack Holmes ↑ 88'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Jay Stansfield	3
Richard Wood	2
Kerim Mrabti	1
Matty Crooks	1
Jeremie Bela	1
Kieran Sadlier	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2025-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2025-01-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-01-23 Wrexham AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2025-01-18 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W 2025-01-11 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2025-01-04 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Birmingham City FC W

Rotherham United FC Form

2025-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC L 2025-01-28 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2025-01-25 Burton Albion FC 4–2 Rotherham United FC L 2025-01-18 Rotherham United FC 4–2 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-01-11 Rotherham United FC 3–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-01-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.52 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.86 Rotherham United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC55% Draw26% Rotherham United FC19%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Rotherham United FC

45%

Birmingham City FC or Rotherham United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Birmingham City FC35% Draw49% Rotherham United FC16%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13%

1 – 1

13%

0 – 0

11.4%

2 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

5.2%

1 – 2

3 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	24%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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