Ace Football previews the Championship game between Birmingham and Wolverhampton who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Wolverhampton go up against Birmingham on Sunday for a Championship meeting at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park.
A look at the Championship standings shows that one points and six places currently separate the two teams.
Team form: Birmingham vs Wolverhampton
Birmingham Form
Birmingham have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Brentford, they came out empty-handed in a 1-6 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-2 win against Wrexham. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Southampton. Birmingham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.
Wolverhampton Form
In the last three matches, Wolverhampton beat Sheffield Wednesday 0-2, won 4-1 against Stoke, and lost 4-2 against West Ham. Wolverhampton recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Championship, in which they banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding nine. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.
Betting stats for Birmingham and Wolverhampton
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Birmingham and Wolverhampton played across all tournaments.
- In 21 of the last 23 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Birmingham home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Birmingham home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Birmingham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have won 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Wolverhampton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Wolverhampton have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Wolverhampton have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Wolverhampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
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Full-time result
Birmingham won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing two as well. Wolverhampton won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run. Birmingham are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Birmingham did not lose any of their last 5 matches on home soil. Wolverhampton have not lost to Birmingham in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Birmingham only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Wolverhampton scored the opening goal of the match in five of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Birmingham played. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Wolverhampton games. Wolverhampton were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy. Wolverhampton have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Birmingham when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Wolverhampton, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves. Wolverhampton’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.
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