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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

Birmingham City

All competitions
Last Game: Blackburn 4-2 Birmingham
Wednesday, November 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Rotherham United

All competitions
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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