Championship

Championship | Gameweek 36

Mar 11, 2023 at 3pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
2 - 0
Rotherham

Khadra (5'), Long (35')
Trusty (80')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Odofin (29'), Hjelde (45+2'), Fosu (87')

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

Birmingham City

All competitions

Last Game: Wigan 1-1 Birmingham
Saturday, March 4 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Rotherham United

All competitions

Last Game: Rotherham 3-1 QPR
Saturday, March 4 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Birmingham City 1-1 Rotherham United

Birmingham have not been convincing in their performances for a long time, with their good early-season form the reason why they are not in more danger at the foot of the Championship. Despite a lack of options in defence, the Millers have shown enough quality to survive at this level and should be confident of earning a point at St Andrew's on Saturday. 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 46.29%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 26.49%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.05%) and 2-1 (8.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.75%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (9.23%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Birmingham City would win this match.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Rotherham United
46.29% ( 0.7)	27.23% ( -0.43)	26.49% ( -0.27)

Both teams to score 46.64% (

0.97)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.9% (

1.34)

58.1% (

-1.33)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.24% (

1.04)

78.76% (

-1.04)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.91% (

0.96)

25.09% (

-0.95)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.21% (

1.3)

59.79% (

-1.3)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.26% (

0.51)

37.74% (

-0.5)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.49% (

0.49)

74.51% (

-0.49)

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 46.28%

Rotherham United 26.49%

Draw 27.22%

Birmingham City	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 13.09% ( -0.3) 2-0 @ 9.05% ( 0.04) 2-1 @ 8.82% ( 0.16) 3-0 @ 4.17% ( 0.13) 3-1 @ 4.07% ( 0.18) 3-2 @ 1.98% ( 0.11) 4-0 @ 1.44% ( 0.08) 4-1 @ 1.41% ( 0.1) Other @ 2.26% Total : 46.28%	1-1 @ 12.75% ( -0.13) 0-0 @ 9.47% ( -0.49) 2-2 @ 4.3% ( 0.13) Other @ 0.7% Total : 27.22%	0-1 @ 9.23% ( -0.35) 1-2 @ 6.22% ( 0.03) 0-2 @ 4.5% ( -0.11) 1-3 @ 2.02% ( 0.04) 0-3 @ 1.46% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.4% ( 0.06) Other @ 1.67% Total : 26.49%