League One

League One | Gameweek 30

Feb 1, 2025 at 3pm UK

St. Andrew's Stadium

Birmingham
2 - 1
Rotherham

Stansfield (54', 81' pen.)
May (86'), Hanley (90+1')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Nombe (44')
Odofin (40'), Humphreys (73'), Phillips (80')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Birmingham City

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Huddersfield 0-1 Birmingham
Tuesday, January 28 at 8pm in League One

Goals
for

Rotherham United

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Rotherham 2-1 Cambridge
Tuesday, January 28 at 7.45pm in League One

Goals
for

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 64.4%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 14.02%.

The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.89%) and 2-1 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (5.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Birmingham City would win this match.

Result
Birmingham City	Draw	Rotherham United
64.4% ( 0.02)	21.57% ( -0.01)	14.02% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 44.15% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.45% (

0.02)

51.55% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.66% (

0.02)

73.34% (

-0.02)

Birmingham City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.66% (

0.01)

15.34% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.9% (

0.02)

44.1% (

-0.02)

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

52.15% (

47.85% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

16.88% (

83.12% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Birmingham City 64.39%

Rotherham United 14.02%

Draw 21.57%

Birmingham City	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 13.76% 2-0 @ 12.89% 2-1 @ 9.51% ( 0) 3-0 @ 8.06% ( 0) 3-1 @ 5.94% ( 0) 4-0 @ 3.78% ( 0) 4-1 @ 2.79% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.19% ( 0) 5-0 @ 1.42% ( 0) 5-1 @ 1.04% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.03% ( 0) Other @ 1.99% Total : 64.39%	1-1 @ 10.14% 0-0 @ 7.34% ( -0) 2-2 @ 3.5% Other @ 0.59% Total : 21.57%	0-1 @ 5.41% ( -0) 1-2 @ 3.74% ( -0) 0-2 @ 1.99% ( -0) 1-3 @ 0.92% Other @ 1.96% Total : 14.02%