Ace Football previews the Championship round 23 match between Birmingham and Derby and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Birmingham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Derby swing by this coming Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Birmingham are placed 14th with 29 points after 22 matches. Derby occupy a position as 12th in the league on 31 points.
Form: Birmingham vs Derby
Birmingham Form
A draw is the best Birmingham can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Queens Park Rangers. A1-1 draw with Charlton followed before they were defeated 3-0 by Sheffield United. Birmingham won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded six and scored 17 goals.
Derby Form
In their last three matches, Derby drew 1-1 with Millwall, beat Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 before a 1-1 draw with Portsmouth. Derby performed a very admirable four wins in six Championship away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored 11 times, while also conceding six goals.
Betting facts for Birmingham and Derby
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Birmingham and Derby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 8 of the last 10 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Birmingham home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Birmingham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Birmingham have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Derby matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Derby away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Derby away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Derby away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Birmingham vs Derby
Look no further than Demarai Gray, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Birmingham in the Championship, while Patrick Agyemang managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Derby in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Betting markets: Birmingham vs Derby
Full-time result
Birmingham claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Derby won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away. Birmingham did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil.
Both teams to score
Birmingham scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Derby scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Birmingham managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Derby kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Derby, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games. Birmingham conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.
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