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Championship | Gameweek 19
Dec 2, 2023 at 3pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
0 - 0
Rotherham


James (62')
FT

Lindsay (61'), Peltier (71'), Bramall (86')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Rotherham United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Blackburn 4-2 Birmingham
Wednesday, November 29 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Hull City 4-1 Rotherham
Tuesday, November 28 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Birmingham City 3-1 Rotherham United

Birmingham have been defensively weak since the arrival of Rooney last month, but you feel that the likes of Dembele and Miyoshi will be able to cause Rotherham enough problems to bail out the hosts' backline. Rotherham have struggled massively away from home this season, and we cannot envisage that changing at an expectant St Andrew's on Saturday afternoon. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Birmingham City win with a probability of 59.32%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 17.04%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.98%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.08%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (6.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood.

Result
Birmingham CityDrawRotherham United
59.32% (-1.203 -1.2) 23.63% (0.707 0.71) 17.04% (0.491 0.49)
Both teams to score 44.82% (-1.043 -1.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.73% (-1.924 -1.92)54.27% (1.921 1.92)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.33% (-1.631 -1.63)75.66% (1.628 1.63)
Birmingham City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.96% (-1.125 -1.13)18.04% (1.121 1.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.06% (-1.962 -1.96)48.93% (1.958 1.96)
Rotherham United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.69% (-0.517 -0.52)45.31% (0.515 0.52)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.82% (-0.41 -0.41)81.18% (0.407 0.41)
Score Analysis
    Birmingham City 59.31%
    Rotherham United 17.04%
    Draw 23.63%
Birmingham CityDrawRotherham United
1-0 @ 13.99% (0.53 0.53)
2-0 @ 11.98% (0.02 0.02)
2-1 @ 9.49% (-0.118 -0.12)
3-0 @ 6.84% (-0.242 -0.24)
3-1 @ 5.42% (-0.273 -0.27)
4-0 @ 2.93% (-0.217 -0.22)
4-1 @ 2.32% (-0.208 -0.21)
3-2 @ 2.14% (-0.141 -0.14)
5-0 @ 1% (-0.114 -0.11)
4-2 @ 0.92% (-0.097 -0.1)
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 59.31%
1-1 @ 11.08% (0.27 0.27)
0-0 @ 8.17% (0.595 0.6)
2-2 @ 3.76% (-0.102 -0.1)
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 23.63%
0-1 @ 6.47% (0.384 0.38)
1-2 @ 4.39% (0.045 0.04)
0-2 @ 2.56% (0.117 0.12)
1-3 @ 1.16% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 0.99% (-0.042 -0.04)
Other @ 1.48%
Total : 17.04%

How you voted: Birmingham vs Rotherham

Birmingham City
71.4%
Draw
14.3%
Rotherham United
14.3%
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Head to Head
Mar 11, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 36
Birmingham
2-0
Rotherham
Khadra (5'), Long (35')
Aug 27, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 6
Rotherham
2-0
Birmingham
Wood (28', 71')
Rathbone (41')

Deeney (41'), James (45+2')
Apr 18, 2021 12pm
Gameweek 42
Rotherham
0-1
Birmingham

Ihiekwe (57'), Wood (67')
Dean (88')
Sep 26, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 3
Birmingham
1-1
Rotherham
Bela (90' pen.)
Sunjic (72')
Sadlier (87' pen.)
MacDonald (45+1')
Apr 22, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 44
Rotherham
1-3
Birmingham
Crooks (22')
Ajayi (5'), Wood (50'), Vaulks (73')
Maghoma (56'), Jota (63'), Mrabti (93')
Gardner (75')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland1594225111431
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1510321971231
3Leeds UnitedLeeds158522491529
4Burnley157621861227
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom15672169725
6Watford158162322125
7Middlesbrough157352317624
8Millwall156541813523
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
12Derby CountyDerby155461919019
13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
14Norwich CityNorwich154652322118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
23Portsmouth152671628-1212
24Queens Park RangersQPR151771225-1310


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