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Rotherham United FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Rotherham United FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Mon 22 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC New York Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Semi Ajayi 5' Y
Richard Wood 50' Y
Will Vaulks 73' Y
Y 75' Gary Gardner

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship at New York Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Andrew Davies
  • Referee Akil Howson

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

1
3
6
Rotherham United FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-22 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–3 L
19 Apr Swansea City AFC A 3–4 L
13 Apr Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
10 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–2 L
06 Apr Nottingham Forest FC H 2–1 W
30 Mar Derby County FC A 1–6 L
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Rotherham United FC A 3–1 W
19 Apr Derby County FC H 2–2 D
13 Apr Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
10 Apr Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
06 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–0 W
29 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Birmingham City FC get us underway at New York Stadium.
  • 5' Rotherham United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 10' The 35-year-old Marc Roberts has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at New York Stadium. Rotherham United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Matty Crooks gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 27' Jacques Maghoma has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' England international Richard Wood has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 37' Rotherham United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rotherham United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' The referee shows Rotherham United FC player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' Magnificent from Jacques Maghoma! That is 8 goals in 383 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Joe Newell by Jon Taylor on 61 minute.
  • 63' A goal from the Spain international Jota Peleteiro! He fires home on 63 to make it 1-2!
  • 68' Rotherham United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 69' Anthony Forde has so much to prove this time. He replaces Richard Wood on 69 minute.
  • 73' Will Vaulks catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gary Gardner on 75.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Birmingham City FC team. Jota Peleteiro is replaced by Kerim Mrabti on 77 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 81 minute. Lukas Jutkiewicz leaves to be changed by Isaac Vassell.
  • 86' Che Adams makes way for Marc Roberts at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Birmingham City FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Lukas Jutkiewicz 3
Jay Stansfield 3
Richard Wood 2
Jota Peleteiro 1
Sam Nombe 1
Kerim Mrabti 1
Matty Crooks 1

Head to Head

2019-04-22 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC 2018-10-06 Birmingham City FC 3–1 Rotherham United FC

Rotherham United FC Form

2019-04-22 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC L 2019-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–3 Rotherham United FC L 2019-04-13 Stoke City FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2019-04-10 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L 2019-04-06 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-03-30 Derby County FC 6–1 Rotherham United FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2019-04-22 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Birmingham City FC W 2019-04-19 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2019-04-13 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2019-04-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2019-04-06 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2019-03-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC28% Draw26% Birmingham City FC46%
Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
72%
Rotherham United FC or Birmingham City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rotherham United FC21% Draw43% Birmingham City FC36%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.5%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
5%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 21% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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