There's been five sleeps since Birmingham City met Queens Park Rangers and the score was 2-0. How will it end vs Millwall?
- Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Millwall have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Millwall could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Championship game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Huddersfield Town, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Millwall.
Birmingham City form and stats
When playing at home in the Championship, Birmingham City have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.
Birmingham City's last game was hosting Queens Park Rangers (placed 3rd) and winning 2-0. Ruddy, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.34 out of 10 in that game. Ruddy saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Blackburn Rovers (1-2).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 13 games. Birmingham City has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 5.
Birmingham are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Stoke City awaits in three days.
Birmingham City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Birmingham City are not conceding a lot of goals here at St. Andrew's Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Millwall form and stats
Millwall have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-2-5 (8 played).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Millwall, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Huddersfield Town (placed 23rd). That defeat was their first after five consecutive league games winning points.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs West Bromwich Albion.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 19 relevant matches. Results were 3 Millwall wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Millwall are hosting Hull City in the Championship only three days away.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Millwall have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Millwall have pulled off a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without losing (3-4-0) when playing Birmingham.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hogan 7 goals |   T. Bradshaw 4 goals |  Z. Flemming 4 goals |
Birmingham City missing players
Millwall missing players
| Birmingham City | Millwall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 15 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 29% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 41% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 41% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 11 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.5 | 12.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 34% | 37% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 32% |
| 12.5 | 11 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 14 | 11.6 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
- Birmingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Millwall have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Millwall have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Millwall haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 33 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Watford | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Millwall | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Reading | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 22 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Hull City | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -8 | 19 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 22 | Coventry City | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 24 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
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