Championship: Leicester vs Birmingham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 41 match between Leicester and Birmingham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Birmingham are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Leicester, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders The Foxes can push the form at King Power Stadiumthis coming Saturday.

Leicester are third in the Championship standings after collecting 85 points from their initial 39 encounters. Birmingham trail them on 42 points after 40 rounds, leaving them as number 20 in the table.

Team form: Leicester vs Birmingham

Leicester Form

In their last three games, Leicester lost 4-2 against Chelsea, got defeated 1-0 by Bristol City before winning 3-1 against Norwich. Leicester claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Birmingham Form

Birmingham suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Watford in a 0-1 defeat. Queens Park Rangers also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Birmingham were able to strike back in a 1-0 win against Preston. Birmingham are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded ten goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting facts for Leicester and Birmingham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Leicester and Birmingham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Leicester vs Birmingham

Jamie Vardy has been great for Leicester lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Birmingham are optimistic that Lukas Jutkiewicz doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular betting markets: Leicester vs Birmingham

Full-time result

Leicester claimed seven wins, drew one and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Birmingham won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Leicester have beaten Birmingham in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Leicester scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Birmingham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Birmingham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 6 consecutive meetings between Leicester and Birmingham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Leicester’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Birmingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.

Suggested bet: Leicester vs Birmingham

To sum up, the upcoming match between Leicester and Birmingham seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.

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