Millwall vs Birmingham

9 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Japhet Tanganga 90’

Match summary

Millwall won 1-0 at home to Birmingham, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Japhet Tanganga put Millwall ahead with a header in the 90th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Millwall created 0.85 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Birmingham 1.11 from 16.

Match stats

Millwall Birmingham
12 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.85 xG 1.11
0.85 Non-penalty xG 1.11

Key events

Millwall Birmingham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Japhet Tanganga1-0 (Millwall)
90’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Millwall
  • Ryan Leonard
  • Joe Bryan
Birmingham
  • Lee Buchanan

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 1.11 90’ Japhet Tanganga (Millwall), 1-0 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 1.11 90’ Japhet Tanganga (Millwall), 1-0 Tanganga 90’
Millwall 0.85 xGBirmingham 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Millwall attacking 
54’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 56’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 25’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 49’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 54’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 75’ George Saville (Millwall), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 90’ Japhet Tanganga (Millwall), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 20’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ George Honeyman (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 57’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ George Saville (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Ryan Leonard (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+4’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Alex Pritchard (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Marc Roberts (Birmingham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Seung Ho Paik (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.26 xG, off target 56’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 25’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 49’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 75’ George Saville (Millwall), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 90’ Japhet Tanganga (Millwall), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 54’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 20’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 11’ George Honeyman (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 57’ Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ George Saville (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Duncan Watmore (Millwall), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+4’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Ryan Leonard (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Zian Flemming (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Alex Pritchard (Birmingham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Marc Roberts (Birmingham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Seung Ho Paik (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Lee Buchanan (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Jake Cooper (Millwall), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players12 players
Matija Šarkić
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.12 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.10 – – –
Joe Bryan
90′ – – – – – –
George Honeyman
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Billy Mitchell
90′ – – – – – – –
George Saville
90′ – – 2 0.19 – – –
Duncan Watmore Taken off
60′ – – 3 0.28 – – –
Michael Obafemi Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Zian Flemming Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Ryan Longman Came on as a substitute
30′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Millwall win 43% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Birmingham win 28% Avg odds 3.44

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.