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Rotherham United will host Birmingham City at the New York Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2023-24 EFL Championship campaign.
The home side have endured a poor season and have now been relegated from the English second tier. They were beaten 1-0 by Swansea City in their last match, falling behind late in the match and could have no real complaints about the result after failing to register a single shot on target throughout the match.
Rotherham United sit rock-bottom in the league table with 23 points from 43 games. They have nothing left to play for this season but will be looking to bow out on a high.
Birmingham City have failed to impress this season but remain hopeful of avoiding the drop with three games left to play in the regular season. They returned to winning ways last time out with a 3-0 victory over Coventry City, taking an early lead via an own goal before Ivan Sunjic and Jay Stansfield got in on the act.
The visitors sit 21st in the league table with 45 points picked up so far. They are one point above Huddersfield Town in the first relegation spot and will be looking to widen that gap on Saturday.
Rotherham United vs Birmingham City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 38 meetings between Rotherham and Birmingham. The hosts have won seven of those games while the visitors have won 20 times.
- There have been 11 draws between the two teams including their most recent matchup which ended goalless.
- The visitors have lost just one of their last 10 games in this fixture.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last five games.
- The Millers have the worst defensive record in the English second tier this season with a goal concession tally of 85.
Rotherham United vs Birmingham City Prediction
Rotherham are on a three-game losing streak and have won just once since the start of the year. They have won just one of their last nine home games and could struggle here.
Birmingham's latest result ended a run of back-to-back defeats and they will be looking to kick on from that this weekend. They have had their struggles on the road of late but should have just enough to come out on top here.
Prediction: Rotherham United 0-1 Birmingham City
Rotherham United vs Birmingham City Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Birmingham City to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Each of the last five matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last five matchups)
