Rotherham United FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Rotherham United FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Birmingham City FC

Sat 27 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC New York Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Oliver Rathbone 41' Y

Y 41' Troy Deeney

Y 45' Jordan James

Overview

Match Preview

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

Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-27 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC 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
27 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	2–0	W
20 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D
13 Aug	Reading FC	H	4–0	W
30 Jul	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	D
30 Apr	Gillingham FC	A	2–0	W

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	0–2	L
20 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
16 Aug	Watford FC	H	1–1	D
13 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	0–1	L
05 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–1	W
30 Jul	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Rotherham United FC to score. At the same time, Birmingham City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' It’s high time Paul Warne made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
28' A goal from the England international Richard Wood! He fires home on 28 to make it 1-0!
33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Birmingham City FC that had 388 games and scored 422 goals.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Oliver Rathbone on 41 minutes.
45' That is a Yellow card for Birmingham City FC. Jordan James will be fuming at that decision.
46' A change in the Birmingham City FC ranks — Maxime Colin exits the field as Jordan Graham enters on 46.
48' Rotherham United FC ring the changes. Cameron Humphreys has done his job and it is now time for Wes Harding to step up.
53' The crowd applauds Cohen Bramall as he leaves the pitch. Shane Ferguson steps in for Rotherham United FC.
58' George Hall, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
63' It looks surprising Rotherham United FC does not make any changes. Jordan James has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
67' Time for substitution for Birmingham City FC. Jordan James is replaced by Ryan Stirk.
68' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 68 minute. George Hall leaves to be changed by Gary Gardner.
71' The deadlock is broken! Richard Wood gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
74' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Conor Washington is replaced by Tom Eaves.
75' Scott High has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oliver Rathbone on 75 minute.
80' 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.
83' Birmingham City FC ring the changes. Juninho Bacuna has done his job and it is now time for Jobe Bellingham to step up.
88' Rotherham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Shane Ferguson ↑ 53'
2
Wes Harding ↑ 48'
9
Tom Eaves ↑ 74'
31
Josh Vickers
12
Georgie Kelly
16
Jamie Lindsay
7
Scott High ↑ 75'

Coach Paul Warne

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Neil Etheridge
11
Jordan Graham ↑ 46'
20
Gary Gardner ↑ 68'
16
Sam Cosgrove ↑ 67'
47
Ryan Stirk ↑ 67'
42
Alfie Chang
27
Jobe Bellingham ↑ 83'

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Jay Stansfield	3
Lukas Jutkiewicz	3
Richard Wood	2
Jon Taylor	1
Kevin Long	1
Reda Khadra	1
Jon Taylor	1

Head to Head

Rotherham United FC Form

2022-08-27 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC W 2022-08-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2022-08-16 Preston North End FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2022-08-13 Rotherham United FC 4–0 Reading FC W 2022-07-30 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2022-04-30 Gillingham FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC W

Birmingham City FC Form

2022-08-27 Rotherham United FC 2–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-08-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-08-16 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-08-13 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L 2022-08-05 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-07-30 Luton Town FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rotherham United FC50% Draw28% Birmingham City FC22%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

50%

Rotherham United FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC33% Draw50% Birmingham City FC17%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

13%

0 – 0

12.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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