Championship

Championship | Gameweek 6

Aug 27, 2022 at 3pm UK

AESSEAL New York Stadium

Rotherham
2 - 0
Birmingham

Wood (28', 71')
Rathbone (41')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Deeney (41'), James (45+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Rotherham United and Birmingham City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Rotherham United

Last Six:

Last Game: Rotherham 0-1 Morecambe
Tuesday, August 23 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
12	Cardiff City	5	-1	7
13	Rotherham United	4	4	6
14	West Bromwich Albion	5	2	6

Birmingham City

Last Six:

Last Game: Birmingham 0-1 Wigan
Saturday, August 20 at 3pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
18	Queens Park Rangers	5	-1	5
19	Birmingham City	5	-1	5
20	Swansea City	5	-4	5

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 Rotherham United win with a probability of 55.17%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Birmingham City had a probability of 20.54%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rotherham United win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.51%) and 2-1 (9.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.52%), while for a Birmingham City win it was 0-1 (6.9%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rotherham United would win this match.

Result
Rotherham United	Draw	Birmingham City
55.17% ( -0.33)	24.29% ( 0.08)	20.54% ( 0.25)

Both teams to score 48.64% (

0.13)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.75% (

-0.03)

52.25% (

0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.05% (

-0.02)

73.95% (

0.02)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.16% (

-0.14)

18.83% (

0.14)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.72% (

-0.23)

50.28% (

0.23)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

59.92% (

0.26)

40.08% (

-0.26)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.28% (

0.23)

76.72% (

-0.23)

Score Analysis

Rotherham United 55.16%

Birmingham City 20.54%

Draw 24.29%

Rotherham United	Draw	Birmingham City
1-0 @ 12.6% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 10.51% ( -0.09) 2-1 @ 9.62% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 5.85% ( -0.07) 3-1 @ 5.35% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 2.45% ( 0) 4-0 @ 2.44% ( -0.04) 4-1 @ 2.23% ( -0.02) 4-2 @ 1.02% ( -0) Other @ 3.08% Total : 55.16%	1-1 @ 11.52% ( 0.04) 0-0 @ 7.55% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.4% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.82% Total : 24.29%	0-1 @ 6.9% ( 0.05) 1-2 @ 5.27% ( 0.05) 0-2 @ 3.16% ( 0.05) 1-3 @ 1.61% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 1.34% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 0.96% ( 0.02) Other @ 1.31% Total : 20.54%