Millwall FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

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Tue 18 Apr 2023 · 19:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Krystian Bielik

Y 50' Kevin Long

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

2023-04-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2022-11-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Millwall FC 2022-04-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Millwall FC 2021-12-04 Millwall FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC 2021-02-17 Millwall FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
15 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–0	W
10 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	0–1	L
07 Apr	Luton Town FC	H	0–0	D
01 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D
18 Mar	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–1	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Millwall FC	A	1–0	W
15 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	1–2	L
10 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	0–0	D
07 Apr	Reading FC	A	1–1	D
01 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
18 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–0	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' The ball is rolling at The Den. Millwall FC are looking to make home advantage count against Birmingham City FC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' With 1 assists to his name this season, Maxime Colin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
25' Millwall FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
28' Goal! Lukas Jutkiewicz scores his 57 goal in 388 matches.
33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
34' Krystian Bielik has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 34.
38' The Birmingham City FC bench stirs into life. John Ruddy is withdrawn and Neil Etheridge gets his opportunity.
43' Marc Roberts is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Millwall FC so far.
48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Reda Khadra, as he is very good at scoring at The Den with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
50' It’s a booking for Birmingham City FC player. Kevin Long gets a Yellow card.
55' 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.
60' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 61 minute. Reda Khadra leaves to be changed by Jordan Graham.
66' Shaun Hutchinson, a England , has 25 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Millwall FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' Duncan Watmore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andreas Voglsammer on 75 minute.
78' The crowd applauds Lukas Jutkiewicz as he leaves the pitch. Scott Hogan steps in for Birmingham City FC.
79' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Tahith Chong is replaced by Hannibal Mejbri.
84' Time for substitution for Millwall FC. Tom Bradshaw is replaced by Mason Bennett.
86' Time for substitution for Millwall FC. Oliver Burke is replaced by Romain Esse.
The points are shared — Millwall FC 0-1 Birmingham City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Oliver Burke ↓ Romain Esse 86'
9
Tom Bradshaw ↓ Mason Bennett 84'
4
Shaun Hutchinson
5
Jake Cooper
11
Scott Malone
23
George Saville ↓ Callum Styles 75'
1
George Long
10
Zian Flemming
21
Andreas Voglsammer ↓ Duncan Watmore 75'
2
Dan McNamara
8
Billy Mitchell

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Neil Etheridge ↑ 38'
11
Jordan Graham ↑ 61'
12
Harlee Dean
9
Scott Hogan ↑ 78'
23
Emmanuel Longelo
6
Hannibal Mejbri ↑ 79'
19
Jordan James ↑ 79'

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Millwall FC Form

2023-04-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-04-15 Millwall FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2023-04-10 Hull City AFC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2023-04-07 Millwall FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2023-04-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2023-03-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-04-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2023-04-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-04-10 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2023-04-07 Reading FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-03-18 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.52 Millwall FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Millwall FC39% Draw28% Birmingham City FC33%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

61%

Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Millwall FC30% Draw46% Birmingham City FC24%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

7.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap	Millwall FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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