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Millwall vs BirminghamChampionship 2025

Millwall
Millwall
Preview
19:45
Birmingham
Birmingham
1/26/2027ChampionshipChampionship · Round 28The Den
40%
Millwall
model favours
40%30%30%
1–0
likely score
65%
under 2.5 goals
42%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 6+ matches

Millwall40%
×Draw30%
Birmingham30%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Millwall
1.14
Birmingham
0.96

Millwall creates 19% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 6 away

creates per match

Millwall
1.29
Birmingham
0.79

allows per match

Millwall
1.14
Birmingham
0.98

finishing

Millwall-0.09on par
Birmingham-0.46scores less

Total goals

65%Under
  • Under65
  • Over35

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Millwall

Birmingham
0
1
2
3
4
0
0012%
0112%
026%
032%
040%
1
1014%
1113%
126%
132%
140%
2
208%
218%
224%
231%
240%
3
303%
313%
321%
330%
340%
4
401%
411%
420%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (14%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
62%38%2.5
35%65%3.5
16%84%4.5
6%94%

Double chance

Millwall or draw
70%
Millwall or Birmingham
70%
Draw or Birmingham
60%

Winning margin

Millwall wins by 2+
17%
Birmingham wins by 2+
11%

Team goals

Millwall 1+ goals
68%
Millwall 2+ goals
32%
Millwall 3+ goals
11%
Birmingham 1+ goals
62%
Birmingham 2+ goals
25%
Birmingham 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Millwall (draw refunded)
57%
Birmingham (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
29%
Both score & under 3
13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Millwall at homecreates 1.29, concedes 1.14 · 15 matches

Birmingham awaycreates 0.79, concedes 0.98 · 6 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Millwall attack 1.29 + Birmingham defence 0.98 → ÷2 → 1.14

Birmingham attack 0.79 + Millwall defence 1.14 → ÷2 → 0.96

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 40%?"

Millwall scores more
40%
level
30%
Birmingham scores more
30%

Millwall at 40% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 40% does not mean "Millwall will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Birmingham fall short of their xG (0.7 vs 1.3 expected)

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Similar styles
Millwall
Balanced
Birmingham
Balanced
46%Possession47%
69%Pass accuracy72%
11.7ShotsBiggest gap10.8
1.31xG1.29
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
MillwallBirmingham

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Millwall
LDWD
Birmingham
WWDWW

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

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