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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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1Leeds UnitedLeeds24156344152951
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd24156333141949
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4Sunderland24128436211544
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2311572721638
6Middlesbrough24107741311037
7Watford2311483331237
8West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2481242819936
9Swansea CitySwansea249692925433
10Bristol City248973028233
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14Preston North EndPreston2461172630-429
15Coventry CityCoventry2477103234-228
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17Queens Park RangersQPR2451182432-826
18Stoke CityStoke2467112432-825
19Luton TownLuton2474132641-1525
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2366112639-1324
21Hull City2457122232-1022
22Cardiff CityCardiff2356122338-1521
23Portsmouth2248102640-1420
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2346132251-2918
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