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

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Championship · 2022-23

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Birmingham City FC

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 46 games · 83 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Millwall FC launch into their encounter with Birmingham City FC.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' It’s high time Gary Rowett made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lukas Jutkiewicz makes no mistake. 0-1!
33' Millwall FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
34' The referee has no hesitation. Krystian Bielik is booked for Birmingham City FC — Yellow card on 34.
38' Another substitution for Birmingham City FC to replace John Ruddy by Neil Etheridge on 38 minute.
43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
48' The 34-year-old Andreas Voglsammer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
50' Kevin Long catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
55' Dan McNamara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 6 appearances.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Malone, as he is very good at scoring at The Den with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
61' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Reda Khadra has done his job and it is now time for Jordan Graham to step up.
66' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' Millwall FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
75' Duncan Watmore is replacing Andreas Voglsammer for the Millwall FC side.
78' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 78 minute. Lukas Jutkiewicz leaves to be changed by Scott Hogan.
79' The crowd applauds Tahith Chong as he leaves the pitch. Hannibal Mejbri steps in for Birmingham City FC.
84' A tactical swap from Millwall FC — Mason Bennett on, Tom Bradshaw off on 84 minutes.
86' The Millwall FC bench stirs into life. Oliver Burke is withdrawn and Romain Esse gets his opportunity.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Michael Morrison	1
Lyle Taylor	1
James Meredith	1
Oliver Burke	1
Benik Afobe	1
Jake Clarke-Salter	1
Lukas Jutkiewicz	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

1.25 Millwall FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Millwall FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Millwall FC41% Draw32% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

59%

Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Millwall FC29% Draw53% Birmingham City FC18%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

14%

1 – 0

13.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap	Millwall FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	23%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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