Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Matt McGrath
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Daniel Leach
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

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

5
6
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#11 Position #10
11 Points 11
8 Played 8
3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 5 / 1
15 Scored 12
15 Conceded 11
+0 GD +1
1.38 PPG 1.38
38% Win % 25%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G
Birmingham City FC
Phil Neumann 2 G
Demarai Gray 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at The Den.
  • 3' Magnificent from Jed Wallace! That is 49 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 8' Millwall FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 13' Rekeem Harper has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 382 appearances.
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Millwall FC that had 387 games and scored 412 goals.
  • 23' The crowd applauds Jake Cooper as he leaves the pitch. Alex Pearce steps in for Millwall FC.
  • 28' Ivan Sanchez Aguayo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Leko is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at The Den. Millwall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 58' Millwall FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 59' Yan Valery has so much to prove this time. He replaces San Jose on 59 minute.
  • 64' Matt Smith, a England , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 69' Kristian Pedersen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 70' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace Ivan Sunjic by Ivan Sanchez Aguayo on 70 minute.
  • 71' Millwall FC ring the changes. Mason Bennett has done his job and it is now time for Billy Mitchell to step up.
  • 75' Ben Thompson makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Millwall FC are in front.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mahlon Romeo.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Millwall FC player. Ryan Woods gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Maxime Colin is replaced by Jeremie Bela on 81 minute.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Millwall FC — Tom Bradshaw on, Jed Wallace off on 87 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Millwall FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Thompson 3
Jay Stansfield 1
Jed Wallace 1
Kevin Nisbet 1
Troy Deeney 1
Japhet Tanganga 1
Tom Bradshaw 1
Murray Wallace 1

Head to Head

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

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
1 / 4
1.78 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Millwall FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC56% Draw24% Birmingham City FC20%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
44%
Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Millwall FC37% Draw44% Birmingham City FC19%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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