Championship: Birmingham vs Millwall – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 14 match between Birmingham and Millwall and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Birmingham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Millwall swing by on Tuesday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed sixth in the table Birmingham have amassed 23 points after 13 matches. On 18 points, Millwall rank 12th with 13 matches played this season.

Team form: Birmingham vs Millwall

Birmingham Form

Birmingham beat Queens Park Rangers by 3-0, lost 1-0 against Cardiff, before defeating Lincoln City 1-3. Birmingham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 14 and conceded seven goals.

Millwall Form

Millwall claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw against Lincoln City. Afterwards, a 2-1 defeat against Portsmouth followed, before beating Derby 4-1. Millwall won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats for Birmingham and Millwall

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Birmingham and Millwall. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Birmingham vs Millwall

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. August Priske brings great form to the table, as he is now on five goals in six games. Surely, Birmingham will start him against Millwall, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Kyrell Lisbie, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Betting markets: Birmingham vs Millwall

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park across all tournaments Birmingham won four times, drew five and lost one times. Millwall claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Birmingham have gone through an impressive 9 games without losing even once as the home side. Birmingham have not lost to Millwall in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Millwall scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Millwall managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Millwall, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.