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Birmingham City vs Millwall Prediction

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Birmingham City
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Millwall
1 · Birmingham City37.3%
X · Draw29.4%
2 · Millwall33.3%

Forecast published

Model: Birmingham City 37.3%

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Venue: St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham · GB

Birmingham City vs Millwall: prediction analysis

  • Under 2.5 goals: 59.4% in the model.
  • Both teams to score — No: 52.6% in the model.

Birmingham City are 8th on 14 points after 9 matches; Millwall are 9th on 14. In 24 Championship meetings since 2011-12, Birmingham City won 8, Millwall won 8 and 8 were drawn. They last met on 25 Feb 2026: Millwall 3–0 Birmingham City. In their last 5 league matches Birmingham City won 2 and Millwall won 2.

Home and away form

Birmingham City at home

4 played · 0W · 4D · 0L

Goals per match: 1.8 scored · 1.8 conceded

Results in this sample
  • 19 Sept 2026 · Middlesbrough · 2–2 (D)
  • 6 Sept 2026 · Wolverhampton · 2–2 (D)
  • 1 Sept 2026 · Southampton · 1–1 (D)
  • 22 Aug 2026 · Bristol City · 2–2 (D)
All Birmingham City results ›

Millwall away

5 played · 2W · 1D · 2L

Goals per match: 1.4 scored · 2.0 conceded

Results in this sample
  • 10 Oct 2026 · Preston North End · 1–0 (W)
  • 15 Sept 2026 · Middlesbrough · 2–2 (D)
  • 12 Sept 2026 · Blackburn Rovers · 1–3 (L)
  • 29 Aug 2026 · Southampton · 1–5 (L)
  • 15 Aug 2026 · Bristol City · 2–0 (W)
All Millwall results ›
Sample coverage

Up to five venue-specific matches from each team's ten latest published league results, played before this forecast. Small samples do not establish a trend.

Birmingham City vs Millwall: attack and defence ratings

Birmingham City attack0.95×
Millwall attack1.01×
Birmingham City goals conceded0.96×
Millwall goals conceded0.88×
Birmingham City score at 0.95× and concede at 0.96× the model's average club rate; Millwall score at 1.01× and concede at 0.88×. 1.00× is average (the marked line). For defence, lower is better. Ratings come from past results before home advantage and team news are applied.

Goals and correct score

Over 2.5 goals
40.6%Under 59.4%
Both teams score
47.4%No 52.6%
Predicted goals
1.19 – 1.11Total 2.31 · model, not shot xG
Clean sheet
33% · 30%Birmingham City · Millwall

Most likely scores

1–113.8%
1–011.3%
0–010.5%
0–110.5%
2–17.9%

All goal lines

Total goals lineOver probabilityUnder probability
1.567.7%32.3%
2.540.6%59.4%
3.520.2%79.8%

Compare observed club rates in the over 2.5 goals leaderboard and BTTS leaderboard. These historical rates are separate from this match's model probabilities.

90 minutes only. Goal probabilities have not been separately calibrated. Read how the expected goals model and Dixon–Coles low-score correction work, or how to interpret over/under and both teams to score.

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Birmingham City vs Millwall: explore the scoreline grid

Starts from the model's published expected goals for this match. Move the sliders to test how a stronger or weaker side changes every scoreline, the result probabilities and the over/under and both-teams-to-score figures.

Published model: 37.3% · 29.4% · 33.3% — this grid is rebuilt from the published expected goals and matches them to within about half a percentage point.

Birmingham City win
37.3%
Draw
29.4%
Millwall win
33.3%
Over 2.5 goals
40.4%Under 59.6%
Both teams score
47.2%No 52.8%
Clean sheet
33% · 30%Birmingham City · Millwall

Scoreline probability grid

1–1 13.8% · most likely

Columns: millwall goals → · Rows: birmingham city goals ↓
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010.610.66.22.30.60.1
111.413.87.32.70.80.2
27.17.94.41.60.40.1
32.83.11.70.60.20.0
40.80.90.50.20.10.0
50.20.20.10.00.00.0

Select a scoreline to see what that result would do to the Championship season outlook.

Draws (diagonal) Most likely scoreBelow the diagonal: birmingham city wins · above: millwall wins

Cells show percent. The 0–5 grid covers 99.8% of the probability mass; the outcome totals above sum over the full 0–12 goal grid so they add to 100.0%. Darker cells are more likely.

Form and team news

Birmingham City
Millwall

No confirmed team news is included.

The current model does not use injury-level adjustments.

Recent meetings

Full head-to-head ›

Model context and limitations

The Dixon–Coles model is fitted only on finished matches and does not use injuries or lineups; it expects Birmingham City to score 1.19 goals and Millwall 1.11. Its ratings have Birmingham City scoring at 0.95 times the model's Championship average and conceding at 0.96 times, against 1.01 and 0.88 for Millwall. How the model works.

Questions about Birmingham City vs Millwall

Who is the favourite in Birmingham City vs Millwall?

Our model's most likely result is Birmingham City win at 37.3%. Full probabilities: Birmingham City 37.3%, draw 29.4%, Millwall 33.3%.

What is the most likely score in Birmingham City vs Millwall?

1–1 is the single most likely score at 13.8%. The model expects 1.19 goals for Birmingham City and 1.11 for Millwall.

Will Birmingham City vs Millwall have over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring?

The model gives over 2.5 goals 40.6% and both teams to score 47.4%.

Probabilities come from a statistical score model and describe uncertainty, not guaranteed outcomes.

Evidence and data sources
Results up to
2026-10-21
Matches used
6,575
Model version
dc-v4-a4d2dbda299a
Data source
Finished Championship scores
Limitations
The model does not use injuries or confirmed lineups.

Data updated 21 Oct 2026, 01:03 UTC · Analysis updated 20 Oct 2026, 22:47 UTC. No published pre-24h prediction has been stored for this match. Regular time only.

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