Rotherham United FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Rotherham United FC

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Birmingham City FC

Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 11:00 UTC New York Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Michael Ihiekwe 57' Y

Richard Wood 67' Y

Overview

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

Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tim Robinson
Referee Lee Venamore
Referee Andrew Fox
Referee Shaun Hudson
Referee David Webb

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

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

Rotherham United FC 10 games · Avg 2.0 goals Birmingham City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-18 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-09-26 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
15 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	0–1	L
13 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	3–1	W
10 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–0	D
05 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–3	L
02 Apr	Millwall FC	A	0–1	L

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W
10 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	Brentford FC	A	0–0	D
02 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
20 Mar	Watford FC	A	0–3	L
17 Mar	Reading FC	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' That's the starting whistle at New York Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Rotherham United FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Viktor Johansson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' Rotherham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
25' Jonathan Leko, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Birmingham City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' A quiet spell here at New York Stadium. Rotherham United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' It’s high time Paul Warne made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kristian Pedersen made 398 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. Rotherham United FC in their trying to find a way past Birmingham City FC's compact .
55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
57' Poor challenge from Michael Ihiekwe. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Richard Wood on 67.
71' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Riley McGree exits the field as Ivan Sanchez Aguayo enters on 71.
76' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
81' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Clark Robertson is replaced by Jamie Lindsay.
86' Birmingham City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
88' Harlee Dean puts Birmingham City FC on the lead.
90' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Gary Gardner has done his job and it is now time for Rekeem Harper to step up.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Rotherham United FC and Birmingham City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Jonathan Leko ↓ Scott Hogan 90'
30
Neil Etheridge
4
Marc Roberts
2
Maxime Colin
12
Harlee Dean C
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Sam Cosgrove 90'
20
Gary Gardner ↓ Rekeem Harper 90'
3
Kristian Pedersen
42
Steve Seddon ↓ George Friend 90'
34
Ivan Sunjic
18
Riley McGree ↓ Ivan Sanchez Aguayo 71'

Bench

24
Rekeem Harper ↑ 90'
27
Connal Trueman
5
George Friend ↑ 90'
9
Scott Hogan ↑ 90'
19
San Jose
17
Ivan Sanchez Aguayo ↑ 71'
11
Jeremie Bela
16
Sam Cosgrove ↑ 90'

Coach Lee Bowyer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Jay Stansfield	3
Richard Wood	2
Kieran Sadlier	1
Harlee Dean	1
Jon Taylor	1
Kevin Long	1

Head to Head

Rotherham United FC Form

2021-04-18 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2021-04-15 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L 2021-04-13 Rotherham United FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2021-04-05 Rotherham United FC 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2021-04-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L

Birmingham City FC Form

2021-04-18 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC W 2021-04-10 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2021-04-06 Brentford FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2021-04-02 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2021-03-20 Watford FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC L 2021-03-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.03 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Birmingham City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rotherham United FC29% Draw30% Birmingham City FC41%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

71%

Rotherham United FC or Birmingham City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rotherham United FC21% Draw52% Birmingham City FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.9%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.7%

1 – 2

7.8%

0 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.2%

0 – 3

3 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	18%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

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