Millwall FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Millwall FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Sat 4 Dec 2021 · 15:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Kristian Pedersen

Y 50' Marc Roberts

Overview

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

Millwall FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

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

Millwall FC 14 games · Avg 1.9 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 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

Recent Form

Millwall FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	3–1	W
27 Nov	Hull City AFC	A	1–2	L
24 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–1	D
20 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
06 Nov	Derby County FC	H	1–1	D
02 Nov	Reading FC	H	1–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Dec	Millwall FC	A	1–3	L
27 Nov	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
23 Nov	Coventry City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Nov	Hull City AFC	A	0–2	L
06 Nov	Reading FC	H	1–2	L
02 Nov	Bristol City FC	H	3–0	W

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Millwall FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Millwall FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Murray Wallace makes it 1-0.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Kristian Pedersen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
25' George Evans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' 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.
35' Millwall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' Tom Bradshaw has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
46' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Jeremie Bela departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
50' A moment of madness from Marc Roberts on 50 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shaun Hutchinson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
56' The England Troy Deeney breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 2-1!
61' England international Jordan Graham has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
66' A quiet spell here at The Den. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
71' Riley McGree has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
74' Magnificent from George Evans! That is 3 goals in 389 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
79' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Jed Wallace has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Chuks Aneke is replacing Scott Hogan for the Birmingham City FC side.
83' Millwall FC ring the changes. Jed Wallace has done his job and it is now time for Maikel Kieftenbeld to step up.
86' Another change for Millwall FC made on 86 minute. Scott Malone leaves to be changed by Alex Pearce.
89' Millwall FC ring the changes. Tom Bradshaw has done his job and it is now time for Mason Bennett to step up.
Full Time. Millwall FC beats Birmingham City FC

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Thompson	3
Jake Clarke-Salter	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	1
Shaun Williams	1
Jay Stansfield	1
Jed Wallace	1
Kevin Nisbet	1
Troy Deeney	1

Head to Head

Millwall FC Form

2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-11-27 Hull City AFC 2–1 Millwall FC L 2021-11-24 Millwall FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-11-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-11-06 Millwall FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2021-11-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-11-27 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2021-11-23 Coventry City FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-11-20 Hull City AFC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC L 2021-11-02 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.82 Millwall FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Millwall FC53% Draw24% Birmingham City FC23%

Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

47%

Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Millwall FC37% Draw43% Birmingham City FC20%

Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

6.5%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.5%

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%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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