Ace Football previews the Championship game between Derby and Birmingham who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Derby and Birmingham face off in round 39 at Pride Park, and it has the look of a tight Championship match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.
Derby approach the next Championship round as number 8 in the table, having claimed 57 points this season so far. With 38 games behind them, Birmingham amassed 53 points, placing them as number 9 before their next fixture.
Team form: Derby vs Birmingham
Derby Form
Derby have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Sheffield Wednesday by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Millwall, before achieving a 0-1 win against Portsmouth. Derby won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded seven goals.
Birmingham Form
Birmingham have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Charlton, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-0 win against Queens Park Rangers. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Sheffield United. Birmingham managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting facts for Derby and Birmingham
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Derby and Birmingham. 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 9 Derby home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Derby home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Derby have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Derby have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Derby home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 28 of the last 30 Birmingham away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 20 of the last 22 Birmingham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Derby vs Birmingham
Look no further than Sammie Szmodics, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Derby in the Championship, while Marvin Ducksch managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Birmingham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Derby vs Birmingham
Full-time result
Derby claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Birmingham won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Birmingham have not lost to Derby in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Derby scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Birmingham got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Derby managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Derby have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Birmingham.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Derby, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. 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.
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