Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
6
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#3 Position #10
83 Points 64
46 Played 46
24 / 11 / 11 W / D / L 17 / 13 / 16
64 Scored 57
49 Conceded 56
+15 GD +1
1.80 PPG 1.39
52% Win % 37%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Millwall FC are 3rd (83 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Millwall FC host Birmingham City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The Scotland Murray Wallace breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-0!
  • 15' Birmingham City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The referee calls foul for Kristian Pedersen. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 25' Millwall FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
  • 30' Troy Deeney has been relatively quiet despite scoring 42 goals in his last 358 appearances.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kristian Pedersen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Millwall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tom Bradshaw makes it 2-0.
  • 46' Birmingham City FC make a change. Jeremie Bela trudges off to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 46 minutes.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marc Roberts.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at The Den. Millwall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' A stunning finish from Troy Deeney — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 61' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Millwall FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 71' Bartosz Bialkowski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' A goal from the England international George Evans! He fires home on 74 to make it 3-1!
  • 79' The 32-year-old Chuks Aneke has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Scott Hogan as he leaves the pitch. Chuks Aneke steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 83' Maikel Kieftenbeld is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jed Wallace at the 83 minute mark.
  • 86' Alex Pearce gets the nod from Millwall FC. He replaces Scott Malone and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Millwall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mason Bennett is hanging Tom Bradshaw on the field on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Thompson 3
George Evans 1
Juninho Bacuna 1
Michael Morrison 1
Lyle Taylor 1
James Meredith 1
Oliver Burke 1
Benik Afobe 1

Head to Head

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

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
1 / 4
1.55 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC56% Draw26% Birmingham City FC18%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
44%
Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Millwall FC37% Draw49% Birmingham City FC14%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 0
12%
2 – 0
11.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 25% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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