Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town, Birmingham City will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Rotherham United on Matchday 30. The Blues are leading the chase for automatic promotion, but they need to keep on improving their game to meet the goal. Tomoki Iwata suffered an injury in the midweek triumph, with Krystian Bielik likely to sneak into the starting XI.
The Millers, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the table with 37 points on their account. Rotherham United have been in a fine form of late, winning three of their last four league matches, but given their difficulties on the road, there is a big value in betting on Birmingham City. When the two teams met at Aesseal New York Stadium earlier in the process, Birmingham City defeated Rotherham United 2-0.
Highlighted Team (Birmingham City):
Birmingham City are a club located in the city of Birmingham, England. Birmingham City were founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, but the club’s named was changed to Small Heath in 1888. 17 years later they became Birmingham and in 1943 they finally changed their name to Birmingham City.
The Blues welcome their rivals at St. Andrew’s, the stadium that was opened in 1906. Birmingham City compete in the Championship and their fiercest rivals are WBA and Aston Villa. The Blues made it to the FA Cup final twice, but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. In 1931 they were beaten by their local rivals WBA in the title game (1-2), whilst in 1956 they were outplayed by Manchester City in the title game.
The colour of Birmingham’s home kit is blue with white stripe. Trevor Francis, Gil Merrick, Bob Latchford, Jeff Hall, Alex Govan, Joe Bradford and Christophe Dugarry are notable footballers who played for the St. Andrew’s outfit in the past.