Saturday , 14 November 2026

Millwall FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Millwall FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'
Japhet Tanganga 90' 1–0
Ryan Leonard 64' Y
Joe Bryan 87' Y
Y 90' Lee Buchanan

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Assistant 1 Darren Cann
  • Assistant 2 Alex James (England)

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

5
6
4
Millwall FC 15 games · Avg 2.0 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 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

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
05 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
02 Mar Watford FC H 1–0 W
24 Feb Southampton FC A 2–1 W
17 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–2 L
14 Feb Ipswich Town FC H 0–4 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Millwall FC A 0–1 L
05 Mar Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
02 Mar Southampton FC H 3–4 L
24 Feb Ipswich Town FC A 1–3 L
17 Feb Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
13 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Millwall FC to score. At the same time, Birmingham City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Michael Obafemi is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Millwall FC tonight.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Millwall FC and Birmingham City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Emanuel Aiwu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' It looks surprising Millwall FC does not make any changes. Seung-Ho Paik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Millwall FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Millwall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Millwall FC is showing some good football. However, Millwall FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' The whistle greets Duncan Watmore as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Longman.
  • 64' Ryan Leonard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
  • 69' Birmingham City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 73' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Koji Miyoshi departs to be replaced by George Hall.
  • 78' Birmingham City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Max Bird scoring 1 goals.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Birmingham City FC — Lukas Jutkiewicz on, Alex Pritchard off on 83 minutes.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Joe Bryan. He receives a card.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Japhet Tanganga has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lee Buchanan on 90.
  • 90' Another change for Millwall FC made on 90 minute. Zian Flemming leaves to be changed by Brooke Norton-Cuffy.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Millwall FC take all three points.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Thompson 3
Jay Stansfield 2
Benik Afobe 1
Jake Clarke-Salter 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Shaun Williams 1
Jed Wallace 1
Kevin Nisbet 1

Head to Head

2024-03-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC 2023-09-02 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Millwall FC 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

Millwall FC Form

2024-03-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2024-03-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2024-03-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2024-02-24 Southampton FC 1–2 Millwall FC W 2024-02-17 Millwall FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-02-14 Millwall FC 0–4 Ipswich Town FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2024-03-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2024-03-05 Hull City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2024-03-02 Birmingham City FC 3–4 Southampton FC L 2024-02-24 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2024-02-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-02-13 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.06 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Millwall FC34% Draw27% Birmingham City FC39%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
66%
Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC20% Draw48% Birmingham City FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
10.5%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
2.5%

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% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

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.