Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Championship round 43 game between Millwall and Birmingham and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Millwall take on Birmingham on Tuesday at The Den with both teams fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Championship standings.
Millwall approach the next Championship round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 65 points this season so far. With 42 games behind them, Birmingham amassed 50 points, placing them as number 17 before their next fixture.
Team form: Millwall vs Birmingham
Millwall Form
Their last three matches saw Millwall drawing 0-0 with Luton, losing 1-0 against Hull before beating Preston by 2-0. The Lions only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.
Birmingham Form
Birmingham were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Reading, followed by another draw. This time it ended 0-0 against Stoke, before going down in a 2-1 defeat against Sunderland. In their last six Championship away matches, Birmingham failed to win more than once. Instead, they’ve drawn two and lost three, scoring five while also conceding ten times.
Betting facts for Millwall and Birmingham
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Millwall and Birmingham. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 20 Millwall home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 6 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Millwall matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 home matches Millwall played, both teams scored
- In 11 of the last 12 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 away matches Birmingham played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 8 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Birmingham have conceded in 12 of the last 14 away matches
- Birmingham have scored in 9 of the last 10 away matches
Interesting players: Millwall vs Birmingham
Tom Bradshaw has been great for Millwall lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Birmingham are optimistic that Lukas Jutkiewicz doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular betting markets: Millwall vs Birmingham
Full-time result
Millwall claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Birmingham won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Millwall have not lost to Birmingham in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Millwall scored first in six of their last ten home games. Birmingham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Millwall managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Millwall, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Birmingham, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
Betting prediction: Millwall vs Birmingham
The match between Millwall and Birmingham should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Championship game.