Millwall FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Millwall FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Wed 17 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 53' Rekeem Harper

Y 70' Lukas Jutkiewicz

Mahlon Romeo 78' Y

Ryan Woods 80' Y

Overview

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Millwall FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at The Den.

Millwall FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Referee Matt McGrath
Referee Darren Bond
Referee Daniel Leach

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	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Birmingham City FC	0	0
17	Sheffield United FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Burnley FC	0	0
20	Cardiff City FC	0	0
21	West Ham United FC	0	0
22	Southampton 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

Millwall FC 14 games · Avg 1.9 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-17 Millwall FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 2020-11-28 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Millwall FC 2020-02-26 Millwall FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC 2019-11-30 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2019-03-13 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Birmingham City FC	H	2–0	W
13 Feb	Reading FC	A	2–1	W
06 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	4–1	W
02 Feb	Norwich City FC	H	0–0	D
30 Jan	Cardiff City FC	A	1–1	D
26 Jan	Watford FC	H	0–0	D

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Feb	Millwall FC	A	0–2	L
13 Feb	Luton Town FC	H	0–1	L
06 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–3	L
02 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D
30 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Millwall FC		Birmingham City FC
#9	Position	#16
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

100% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Millwall FC are 9th (0 pts). Birmingham City FC are 16th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Millwall FC welcome Birmingham City FC for this crunch clash at The Den.
3' Jed Wallace has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 3 minutes.
8' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
18' Scott Hogan is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
23' Millwall FC ring the changes. Jake Cooper has done his job and it is now time for Alex Pearce to step up.
28' San Jose, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
38' Millwall FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
43' Birmingham City FC is showing some good football. However, Birmingham City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
48' The home supporters are growing impatient. Millwall FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
53' Birmingham City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Millwall FC that had 382 games and scored 401 goals.
59' Birmingham City FC make a change. San Jose trudges off to be replaced by Yan Valery on 59 minutes.
64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Millwall FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
69' It looks like no one’s ball. Birmingham City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
70' The referee calls foul for Lukas Jutkiewicz. He receives a Yellow card.
70' The crowd applauds Ivan Sunjic as he leaves the pitch. Ivan Sanchez Aguayo steps in for Birmingham City FC.
71' Millwall FC make a change. Mason Bennett trudges off to be replaced by Billy Mitchell on 71 minutes.
75' The England Ben Thompson breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 2-0!
78' It’s a booking for Millwall FC player. Mahlon Romeo gets a Yellow card.
80' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan Woods is booked for Millwall FC — Yellow card on 80.
81' The whistle greets Maxime Colin as he departs to be replaced by Jeremie Bela.
86' Neil Etheridge is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
87' Tom Bradshaw is replacing Jed Wallace for the Millwall FC side.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Millwall FC take all three points.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Rekeem Harper
30
Neil Etheridge
2
Maxime Colin ↓ Jeremie Bela 81'
12
Harlee Dean C
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Jonathan Leko 81'
20
Gary Gardner
3
Kristian Pedersen
9
Scott Hogan
15
Jake Clarke-Salter
19
San Jose ↓ Yan Valery 59'
34
Ivan Sunjic ↓ Ivan Sanchez Aguayo 70'

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Thompson	3
Lyle Taylor	1
James Meredith	1
Oliver Burke	1
Benik Afobe	1
Jake Clarke-Salter	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Shaun Williams	1

Head to Head

Millwall FC Form

2021-02-17 Millwall FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-02-13 Reading FC 1–2 Millwall FC W 2021-02-06 Millwall FC 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2021-02-02 Millwall FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2021-01-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-01-26 Millwall FC 0–0 Watford FC D

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-02-17 Millwall FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-02-13 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2021-02-06 AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Birmingham City FC L 2021-02-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-01-30 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2021-01-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.76 Millwall FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Millwall FC49% Draw39% Birmingham City FC12%

Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes16% 0% No84%

Avg goals/match: 1.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	63%	37%
± 1.5	30%	70%
± 2.5	10%	90%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

51%

Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC

61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Millwall FC23% Draw71% Birmingham City FC6%

Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

37.3%

1 – 0

24.7%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

2.3%

0 – 2

1.2%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 1

2 – 2

0.6%

4 – 0

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap	Millwall FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	10%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	28%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	10%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✓

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