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Birmingham vs Rotherham: result 4-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 13Kick-off on October 18, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Birmingham
4-2
Rotherham

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What was the result of Birmingham vs Rotherham?

Birmingham won 4-2 on October 18, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 15′M. MorrisonBirmingham
  • 31′D. WardRotherham
  • 35′L. JutkiewiczBirmingham
  • 43′Jacques Ilonda MaghomaBirmingham
  • 56′J. TaylorRotherham
  • 84′David Rhys George CotterillBirmingham (pen.)

Official lineup for Birmingham vs Rotherham

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Birmingham

4-4-2
  1. 15L. Jutkiewicz
  2. 9Clayton Andrew Donaldson
  1. 19Jacques Ilonda Maghoma
  2. 6M. Kieftenbeld
  3. 8Stephen Gleeson
  4. 11David Rhys George Cotterill
  1. 28M. Morrison
  2. 5R. Shotton
  3. 3J. Grounds
  4. 23J. Spector
  1. 1A. Legzdiņš

Rotherham

4-1-4-1
  1. 37I. Brown
  1. 9D. Ward
  2. 4W. Vaulks
  3. 11J. Taylor
  4. 10J. Forster-Caskey
  1. 8Lee Frecklington
  1. 17D. Fisher
  2. 14D. Ball
  3. 2S. Kelly
  4. 16K. Wilson
  1. 1Lee Camp
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Birmingham have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Rotherham have 1, 3 and 11.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Birmingham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 14, 2016Nottingham Forest(away)1-3Championship
Oct 1, 2016Blackburn(home)1-0Championship
Sep 27, 2016Preston(home)2-2Championship
Sep 24, 2016QPR(away)1-1Championship
Sep 17, 2016Sheffield Wednesday(home)2-1Championship
Rotherham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 15, 2016Norwich(away)1-3Championship
Oct 1, 2016Newcastle(home)0-1Championship
Sep 27, 2016Huddersfield(away)1-2Championship
Sep 24, 2016Cardiff(home)1-2Championship
Sep 17, 2016Blackburn(away)2-4Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Birmingham wins, 1 draw, 1 Rotherham win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 13, 2016Rotherham 0-0 BirminghamChampionship
Sep 26, 2015Birmingham 0-2 RotherhamChampionship
Apr 3, 2015Birmingham 2-1 RotherhamChampionship
Nov 22, 2014Rotherham 0-1 BirminghamChampionship

Last archived meeting: Rotherham vs Birmingham on Feb 13, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Birmingham score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Rotherham score 1.1 and concede 2.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Birmingham1.21.159/157/15
Rotherham1.12.619/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Birmingham10451171117

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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