Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

5
6
3
Millwall FC 14 games · Avg 1.9 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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Millwall FC and Birmingham City FC is underway.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Millwall FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Millwall FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Michael Obafemi, a Ireland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at The Den. Birmingham City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Jay Stansfield is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Birmingham City FC so far.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' Millwall FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Millwall FC — Ryan Longman on, Duncan Watmore off on 60 minutes.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Ryan Leonard. He receives a card.
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Millwall FC and Birmingham City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 73' Birmingham City FC make a change. Koji Miyoshi trudges off to be replaced by George Hall on 73 minutes.
  • 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Pritchard departs to be replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a card for Joe Bryan.
  • 90' Japhet Tanganga doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 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.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Millwall FC 1-0 Birmingham City FC.

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
Benik Afobe 1
Jake Clarke-Salter 1
Lukas Jutkiewicz 1
Shaun Williams 1
Jay Stansfield 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
1.52 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC45% Draw26% Birmingham City FC29%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
55%
Millwall FC or Birmingham City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC30% Draw45% Birmingham City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%

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 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 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.