Birmingham vs Millwall prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-11-01 19:45.
St Andrewâs has been something of a fortress for Birmingham City recently, with the Blues clipping high-flying QPR 2-0 last week to extend their unbeaten run to four home games, which includes three shutouts. This has resulted in John Eustaceâs side sitting in 12th place after 17 games played – their best standing at this stage for five Championship seasons – and he was quick to praise his side for ââdigging in and getting the resultââ against the Rs.
The Blues have now lost just one of their last five games (W3, D1) but itâs their defensive prowess which has caught the eye with just 15 goals conceded so far, a joint Championship low. A victory over visitors here Millwall is far from a foregone conclusion however, with Birmingham failing to triumph in their last six H2H home meetings (D3, L3) and failing to score in four of them!
Challenging times could be ahead for Gary Rowettâs Millwall side, who slipped out of the top-six after a 1-0 loss to Huddersfield last weekend ended a four-game winning run. Rowett stated that they didnât have ââthe spark neededââ in that contest, and this has too often been the case for the Lions on their travels, with the Terriers side that defeated them actually the only team to record fewer away wins than Millwall (one) this Championship campaign.
Exacerbating their poor road results is the fact Millwall have also failed to keep an away league shutout in eight attempts so far (W1, D2, L5), and have conceded before the ten-minute mark in half of them. Itâs not just a leaky defence that has troubled however, with only Rotherham scoring less away goals (four) than Millwall (six) in that same run, so their performances in both boxes requires immediate attention if theyâre to continue their hunt for a first Championship play-off finish.
Players to watch: Birmingham forward Troy Deeney has made a personal-high 20 appearances against Millwall, and scored in a 3-1 defeat in his last game against them. In contrast, Millwallâs new signing and top-scorer Zian Flemming has never faced Birmingham, but he has scored in two of his last three away Championship outings for the Lions.
Hot stat: Only Cardiff (four) have conceded fewer home goals (six) than Birmingham this Championship campaign.