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 15 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Millwall FC 15 games · Avg 2.0 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
#16	Position	#1
18	Points	29
15	Played	15
5 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
23	Scored	28
27	Conceded	14
-4	GD	+14
1.20	PPG	1.93
33%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

27% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Millwall FC are 16th (18 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

4/3

46-60

3/5

61-75

1/4

76+

7/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Millwall FC

Lyndon Dykes	5 G	2 A
Camiel Neghli	3 G	3 A
Tairyk Arconte	3 G
Josh Coburn	2 G
Luke Cundle	1 G

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Millwall FC get us underway at The Den.
5' Hannibal Mejbri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Millwall FC that had 397 games and scored 425 goals.
15' Jobe Bellingham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Birmingham City FC tonight.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Millwall FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
28' Birmingham City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lukas Jutkiewicz on 28.
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kevin Long is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
34' Birmingham City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
38' Fresh legs for Birmingham City FC! Neil Etheridge comes on to replace John Ruddy.
43' Neil Etheridge needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
48' The home supporters are growing impatient. Millwall FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kevin Long.
55' It looks surprising Birmingham City FC does not make any changes. Tom Bradshaw has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' Jake Cooper has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
61' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Reda Khadra is replaced by Jordan Graham on 61 minute.
66' Millwall FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
71' Billy Mitchell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Millwall FC so far.
75' Duncan Watmore gets the nod from Millwall FC. He replaces Andreas Voglsammer and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The crowd applauds Lukas Jutkiewicz as he leaves the pitch. Scott Hogan steps in for Birmingham City FC.
79' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Tahith Chong departs to be replaced by Hannibal Mejbri.
84' Time for substitution for Millwall FC. Tom Bradshaw is replaced by Mason Bennett.
86' The whistle greets Oliver Burke as he departs to be replaced by Romain Esse.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Birmingham City FC players.

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
Jay Stansfield	2
Alex Cochrane	1
George Evans	1
Juninho Bacuna	1
Michael Morrison	1
Lyle Taylor	1
James Meredith	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

2 / 4

1.06 Millwall FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Millwall FC28% Draw29% Birmingham City FC43%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

72%

Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Millwall FC20% Draw48% Birmingham City FC32%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

9.9%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap	Millwall FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	22%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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