Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Birmingham City (1st, 111 pts) held a 52-point advantage over Rotherham United (13th, 59 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Birmingham City 1.83 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Rotherham United 1.17 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.29.
Defeat had not touched Birmingham City in 15 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
15 meetings are on record — 8 won by Birmingham City, 2 by Rotherham United, 5 drawn, at 2.07 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Historically tight: 27% of the meetings went beyond two goals. Goals have dried up lately: 1.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.07 across the full history.
St. Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,609. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rotherham United led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Birmingham City: Jay Stansfield (81'), Jay Stansfield (54') · Rotherham United: Sam Nombe (44')