Betting preview: Millwall vs Birmingham City should be interesting

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 26.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The Den (20146 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Millwall in 11th and Birmingham City in 15th place.

It's no vacation for neither Millwall nor Birmingham City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Millwall form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Millwall at their home stadium (The Den) is 8 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

No payout for Millwall in their previous match, an away game at Wigan Athletic that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that match, a win away at Preston North End.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Millwall have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost two.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Bristol City in only three days. This game is also played here at The Den.

Millwall have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Den with 24 goals in 16 league matches. On the other hand, Millwall have conceded 17 goals.

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Birmingham City form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Birmingham City playing as the away team in the Championship this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Birmingham City are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Birmingham City's last game was the home draw against Sheffield Wednesday (3-3). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Brentford.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Birmingham City, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Birmingham City in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Birmingham City, one draw and three defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Queens Park Rangers.

Birmingham City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 17 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Birmingham City have conceded 26 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Birmingham City - Millwall 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Millwall, two draws and four wins for Birmingham City. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Birmingham CityL. Jutkiewicz
L. Jutkiewicz
12 goals
MillwallJ. Wallace
J. Wallace
10 goals
Millwall
T. Bradshaw
8 goals

Millwall missing players

Birmingham City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Millwall Birmingham City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 5 17 34
12 8 2 Won W 1 6 12
13 5 1 Drew D 1 4 9
9 3 1 Lost L 3 7 13
40 24 6 Scored S 8 19 45
39 17 4 Conceded C 13 26 52
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 76%
38% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 47% 47%
21% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 24% 24%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 18% 21%
59% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 62%
29% 31% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 15%
18% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 24%
 
5.4 6.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.4 5.3
4.6 3.5 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.9 5.5
1.6 1.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.2 1.9
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
360 181 49 Total Shots T S 63 186 415
121 66 18 Shots on Target S O 17 56 131
33% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 34% 34%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Birmingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Millwall have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Millwall have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Millwall haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 West Bromwich Albion 35 19 12 4 64 36 17 8 7 2 36 22 18 11 5 2 28 14 28 69
2 Leeds United 34 18 8 8 49 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 19 62
3 Nottingham Forest 35 16 11 8 46 33 17 8 4 5 20 16 18 8 7 3 26 17 13 59
4 Fulham 34 16 9 9 48 37 17 10 2 5 29 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 11 57
5 Brentford 35 16 8 11 57 31 17 9 5 3 31 15 18 7 3 8 26 16 26 56
6 Preston North End 35 16 8 11 49 40 18 11 3 4 34 21 17 5 5 7 15 19 9 56
7 Bristol City 35 15 8 12 49 51 17 7 4 6 24 26 18 8 4 6 25 25 -2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 34 14 9 11 50 40 17 8 6 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 51
9 Swansea City 34 13 12 9 44 42 18 8 4 6 24 20 16 5 8 3 20 22 2 51
10 Cardiff City 35 12 14 9 48 48 17 8 7 2 24 15 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 50
11 Millwall 34 12 13 9 40 39 16 8 5 3 24 17 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 35 13 7 15 53 59 18 8 4 6 35 31 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 46
13 Sheffield Wednesday 34 12 9 13 44 41 16 6 5 5 14 18 18 6 4 8 30 23 3 45
14 Derby County 35 11 12 12 43 48 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 2 5 10 18 35 -5 45
15 Birmingham City 34 12 9 13 45 52 17 6 5 6 26 26 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 45
16 Reading 34 11 9 14 41 38 16 6 2 8 21 21 18 5 7 6 20 17 3 42
17 Hull City 34 11 8 15 48 53 17 6 3 8 27 28 17 5 5 7 21 25 -5 41
18 Charlton Athletic 34 10 9 15 44 48 18 7 5 6 25 22 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 39
19 Huddersfield Town 35 10 9 16 41 56 18 6 5 7 20 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -15 39
20 Stoke City 34 11 4 19 43 53 18 7 3 8 24 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -10 37
21 Middlesbrough 34 8 13 13 34 44 17 6 7 4 16 16 17 2 6 9 18 28 -10 37
22 Wigan Athletic 34 8 10 16 34 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -16 34
23 Luton Town 35 10 3 22 42 70 17 7 3 7 26 26 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 33
24 Barnsley 34 7 10 17 41 58 18 5 7 6 26 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -17 31

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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 West Bromwich Albion 35 19 12 4 64 36 17 8 7 2 36 22 18 11 5 2 28 14 28 69
2 Leeds United 34 18 8 8 49 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 19 62
3 Nottingham Forest 35 16 11 8 46 33 17 8 4 5 20 16 18 8 7 3 26 17 13 59
4 Fulham 34 16 9 9 48 37 17 10 2 5 29 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 11 57
5 Brentford 35 16 8 11 57 31 17 9 5 3 31 15 18 7 3 8 26 16 26 56
6 Preston North End 35 16 8 11 49 40 18 11 3 4 34 21 17 5 5 7 15 19 9 56
7 Bristol City 35 15 8 12 49 51 17 7 4 6 24 26 18 8 4 6 25 25 -2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 34 14 9 11 50 40 17 8 6 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 51
9 Swansea City 34 13 12 9 44 42 18 8 4 6 24 20 16 5 8 3 20 22 2 51
10 Cardiff City 35 12 14 9 48 48 17 8 7 2 24 15 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 50
11 Millwall 34 12 13 9 40 39 16 8 5 3 24 17 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 35 13 7 15 53 59 18 8 4 6 35 31 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 46
13 Sheffield Wednesday 34 12 9 13 44 41 16 6 5 5 14 18 18 6 4 8 30 23 3 45
14 Derby County 35 11 12 12 43 48 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 2 5 10 18 35 -5 45
15 Birmingham City 34 12 9 13 45 52 17 6 5 6 26 26 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 45
16 Reading 34 11 9 14 41 38 16 6 2 8 21 21 18 5 7 6 20 17 3 42
17 Hull City 34 11 8 15 48 53 17 6 3 8 27 28 17 5 5 7 21 25 -5 41
18 Charlton Athletic 34 10 9 15 44 48 18 7 5 6 25 22 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 39
19 Huddersfield Town 35 10 9 16 41 56 18 6 5 7 20 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -15 39
20 Stoke City 34 11 4 19 43 53 18 7 3 8 24 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -10 37
21 Middlesbrough 34 8 13 13 34 44 17 6 7 4 16 16 17 2 6 9 18 28 -10 37
22 Wigan Athletic 34 8 10 16 34 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -16 34
23 Luton Town 35 10 3 22 42 70 17 7 3 7 26 26 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 33
24 Barnsley 34 7 10 17 41 58 18 5 7 6 26 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -17 31

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.