Evenly matched teams: Birmingham City vs Millwall match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium (30009 seats)

Birmingham City confront Millwall for praise and success.

These are busy days for the hosts, as they had a game only four days ago in the Carabao Cup. This match was also played here at St. Andrew's Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Millwall have had more rest.

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Birmingham City form and stats

As mentioned below, Birmingham City are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Championship games.

The Birmingham supporters got no joy from their last match, a Carabao Cup duel also played here at St. Andrew's Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Cardiff City. Long was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.12 out of 10. The defender Long won 3 of 4 duels.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Plymouth Argyle.

This is expected to be a close game, with Birmingham City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Birmingham City as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Birmingham City has won 4 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.

Birmingham City has scored {3 goals} so far and conceded {1 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Millwall form and stats

Things could have gone better for Millwall in their Championship away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Impressive finishing from Nisbet secured the home win 1-0 against Stoke City in their previous game. Hutchinson, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.84. Hutchinson hit one key pass and won 8 of 14 duels.

Prior to that match, the Millwall manager Rowett faced defeat when travelling to Norwich City and losing 1-3.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Millwall playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 2 Millwall wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Millwall has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior ten meetings featuring these two teams are: two wins for Birmingham City, five draws and three wins for Millwall. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityLukas Jutkiewicz
Lukas Jutkiewicz
2 goals
BirminghamS. Hogan
S. Hogan
1 goals
Birmingham CityK. Miyoshi
K. Miyoshi
1 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Millwall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Birmingham City Millwall
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 2 Played P 1 2 4
3 2 2 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 2
6 3 3 Scored S 1 2 3
2 1 1 Conceded C 3 3 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 25%
25% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 25%
50% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
6.2 8 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.5 4
6.8 7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 9 7.5
2.2 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 11.5 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11 12.2
4.2 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2 3.2
35% 50% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 23%
 
10.8 11.5 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 20 18 17.2
3.8 4.5 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.5 2.5
Birmingham City Last season Millwall
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
14 7   Won W   8 19
11 6   Drew D   5 11
21 10   Lost L   10 16
47 24   Scored S   23 57
58 24   Conceded C   28 50
89% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 89%
67% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   61% 67%
41% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 39%
15% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 17%
9% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 13%
46% 43%   BTTS BTTS   39% 41%
30% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 33%
35% 35%   Failed to Score F T   43% 37%
 
4.3 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 4.5
5.4 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.4
2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 1.7
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10.5 10.6   Shots (avg) S (   12.1 13.3
3.3 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 4.1
31% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 30%
 
12.3 11.6   Shots against (avg) S A   12.6 10.8
3.8 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leicester City 4 4 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 12
2 Norwich City 4 3 1 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 8 4 7 10
3 Birmingham City 4 3 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Southampton 4 3 1 0 10 7 2 1 1 0 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 10
5 Preston North End 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 10
6 Ipswich Town 4 3 0 1 8 5 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 9
7 West Bromwich Albion 4 2 1 1 9 7 2 2 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 7
8 Hull City 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 7
9 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Stoke City 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 6
11 Millwall 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 6
12 Coventry City 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 5
13 Leeds United 4 1 2 1 7 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
14 Bristol City 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -1 5
15 Watford 4 1 1 2 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
17 Cardiff City 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 4
18 Sunderland 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
19 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 0 3 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 7 -5 3
20 Swansea City 4 0 2 2 5 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 2
21 Rotherham United 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 1
22 Middlesbrough 4 0 1 3 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 7 -6 1
23 Huddersfield Town 4 0 1 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -7 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 4 0 0 4 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 6 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leicester City 4 4 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 12
2 Norwich City 4 3 1 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 8 4 7 10
3 Birmingham City 4 3 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Southampton 4 3 1 0 10 7 2 1 1 0 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 3 10
5 Preston North End 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 10
6 Ipswich Town 4 3 0 1 8 5 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 9
7 West Bromwich Albion 4 2 1 1 9 7 2 2 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 7
8 Hull City 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 7
9 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Stoke City 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 6
11 Millwall 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 6
12 Coventry City 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 5
13 Leeds United 4 1 2 1 7 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
14 Bristol City 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -1 5
15 Watford 4 1 1 2 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
17 Cardiff City 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 4
18 Sunderland 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
19 Queens Park Rangers 4 1 0 3 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 7 -5 3
20 Swansea City 4 0 2 2 5 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 2
21 Rotherham United 4 0 1 3 5 10 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 1
22 Middlesbrough 4 0 1 3 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 7 -6 1
23 Huddersfield Town 4 0 1 3 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -7 1
24 Sheffield Wednesday 4 0 0 4 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 3 6 -5 0

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