Championship fixture preview and statistics: Birmingham City welcome Millwall

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. Andrew's Stadium (30009 seats)

A short peek at the Championship standings suggest an edge to Millwall when they come to Birmingham City. Nevertheless; let's play the match before we hand out the points!

Insights:
  • Birmingham City have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Championship
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had plentiful rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic game!

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Birmingham City form and stats

7 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Birmingham City have to build on here at St. Andrew's Stadium in the Championship. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Birmingham to get some points in this home game.

Birmingham City are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-6 away versus Blackpool. Birmingham were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Hernández (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 6.85/10. Hernández served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Coventry City with the scoreline 2-4.

Birmingham City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 21 games. 29 goals have been conceded. When Birmingham City hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Cardiff City, Hull City, Barnsley, Reading, Derby County, Bristol City and Peterborough United), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 6 times.

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Millwall form and stats

5-8-8 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Millwall in their Championship matches away. Two points from the last two away games for Millwall, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Millwall are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the game against Hull City (placed 19th). Malone got a match rating of 7.93 in that game, top player of the team. Malone scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Before that, Millwall travelled to Preston North End and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The visitors have scored 19 goals from 21 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 26 goals have been conceded by Millwall in these games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other previously this season, with the final score Millwall - Birmingham City 3-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Birmingham City won one game, three matches ended in a draw and Millwall have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine

Top Goalscorers

BirminghamS. Hogan
S. Hogan
10 goals
MillwallB. Afobe
B. Afobe
10 goals
MillwallT. Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
9 goals

Birmingham City missing players

Millwall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Birmingham City Millwall
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 7 21 43
11 7 1 Won W 3 5 17
12 5 0 Drew D 0 8 14
20 9 5 Lost L 4 8 12
46 24 5 Scored S 9 19 48
70 29 13 Conceded C 11 26 42
86% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 91%
77% 76% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 67% 67%
53% 57% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 38% 35%
28% 19% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 14% 12%
12% 10% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 5% 5%
44% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 71% 57% 53%
33% 38% 17% Clean Sheets C S 29% 24% 30%
37% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 26%
 
4.3 4.5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.7 4.9
5.3 4.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.2 5.3
1.8 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.5 11.2 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.1 9.8 11.4
3.5 3.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.4 4
31% 36% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 27% 28%
 
11 9.3 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.6 12.3
4.1 3.8 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.1 4 3.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Birmingham City have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Championship
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Millwall have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 41 22 11 8 65 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 21 11 5 5 27 15 30 77
3 Huddersfield Town 43 20 13 10 58 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 22 9 7 6 27 23 13 73
4 Luton Town 43 20 11 12 61 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 71
5 Nottingham Forest 41 20 10 11 65 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 28 70
6 Sheffield United 43 18 12 13 55 44 21 11 5 5 33 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 11 66
7 Millwall 43 17 14 12 48 42 22 12 6 4 29 16 21 5 8 8 19 26 6 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 43 17 12 14 53 45 22 12 5 5 36 23 21 5 7 9 17 22 8 63
9 Middlesbrough 42 18 9 15 52 44 21 12 2 7 29 20 21 6 7 8 23 24 8 63
10 Queens Park Rangers 43 18 9 16 58 55 22 10 6 6 29 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 3 63
11 Coventry City 43 17 11 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 21 7 6 8 27 32 2 62
12 West Bromwich Albion 43 16 12 15 47 45 21 11 7 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 60
13 Swansea City 42 16 11 15 53 58 20 9 6 5 26 22 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 59
14 Stoke City 43 16 10 17 54 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 6 58
15 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
16 Blackpool 42 15 11 16 51 50 22 11 3 8 29 24 20 4 8 8 22 26 1 56
17 Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 48 64 22 7 3 12 21 28 20 7 4 9 27 36 -16 49
18 Bristol City 43 13 10 20 54 74 22 7 8 7 28 29 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 49
19 Hull City 43 13 8 22 37 48 21 6 3 12 18 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -11 47
20 Birmingham City 43 11 12 20 46 70 21 7 5 9 24 29 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 45
21 Reading 43 13 8 22 54 82 22 7 5 10 33 43 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 41
22 Peterborough United 43 8 10 25 38 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 22 3 3 16 16 51 -45 34
23 Derby County 43 13 13 17 42 49 21 11 7 3 29 18 22 2 6 14 13 31 -7 31
24 Barnsley 42 6 12 24 31 62 21 5 7 9 17 24 21 1 5 15 14 38 -31 30

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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 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 41 22 11 8 65 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 21 11 5 5 27 15 30 77
3 Huddersfield Town 43 20 13 10 58 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 22 9 7 6 27 23 13 73
4 Luton Town 43 20 11 12 61 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 22 9 5 8 26 26 14 71
5 Nottingham Forest 41 20 10 11 65 37 22 12 4 6 38 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 28 70
6 Sheffield United 43 18 12 13 55 44 21 11 5 5 33 15 22 7 7 8 22 29 11 66
7 Millwall 43 17 14 12 48 42 22 12 6 4 29 16 21 5 8 8 19 26 6 65
8 Blackburn Rovers 43 17 12 14 53 45 22 12 5 5 36 23 21 5 7 9 17 22 8 63
9 Middlesbrough 42 18 9 15 52 44 21 12 2 7 29 20 21 6 7 8 23 24 8 63
10 Queens Park Rangers 43 18 9 16 58 55 22 10 6 6 29 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 3 63
11 Coventry City 43 17 11 15 58 56 22 10 5 7 31 24 21 7 6 8 27 32 2 62
12 West Bromwich Albion 43 16 12 15 47 45 21 11 7 3 29 16 22 5 5 12 18 29 2 60
13 Swansea City 42 16 11 15 53 58 20 9 6 5 26 22 22 7 5 10 27 36 -5 59
14 Stoke City 43 16 10 17 54 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 22 7 6 9 26 26 6 58
15 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
16 Blackpool 42 15 11 16 51 50 22 11 3 8 29 24 20 4 8 8 22 26 1 56
17 Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 48 64 22 7 3 12 21 28 20 7 4 9 27 36 -16 49
18 Bristol City 43 13 10 20 54 74 22 7 8 7 28 29 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 49
19 Hull City 43 13 8 22 37 48 21 6 3 12 18 27 22 7 5 10 19 21 -11 47
20 Birmingham City 43 11 12 20 46 70 21 7 5 9 24 29 22 4 7 11 22 41 -24 45
21 Reading 43 13 8 22 54 82 22 7 5 10 33 43 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 41
22 Peterborough United 43 8 10 25 38 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 22 3 3 16 16 51 -45 34
23 Derby County 43 13 13 17 42 49 21 11 7 3 29 18 22 2 6 14 13 31 -7 31
24 Barnsley 42 6 12 24 31 62 21 5 7 9 17 24 21 1 5 15 14 38 -31 30

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