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Pick of the stats: Millwall v Birmingham City

Millwall will seek to return to winning ways as they welcome play-off chasing Birmingham on Wednesday (19:45 GMT).

After taking 10 points from their previous four games, Alex Neil's side went down 3-1 at home to Portsmouth on Saturday, their first defeat in six at The Den, and lie third, six points behind second-placed Middlesbrough.

Blues are seven points back in seventh, two points behind Wrexham in the final play-off spot, after making it eight Championship games unbeaten, taking 18 points from that run, with a 2-1 win at Norwich on Saturday.

  • Millwall have won three of their past four home league games against Birmingham (L1), as many as in their previous 11 against them (D4 L4).
  • Following their 4-0 win in the reverse fixture, Birmingham are looking to complete the league double over Millwall for the first time since 2013/14.
  • Millwall have won just four of their past 17 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (D4 L9).
  • Birmingham have won just one of their past five midweek (Tues, Weds, Thurs) league games (D2 L2), having won 10 of the 12 prior (D1 L1).
  • Birmingham's Jay Stansfield has been involved in three goals in his three league games against Millwall (2 goals, 1 assist), though all of these have come in home games.
[BBC]

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