Championship: Birmingham vs Blackburn – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 40 match between Birmingham and Blackburn and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Blackburn come to St Andrew’s Knighthead Park for the Championship match on Friday, Birmingham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Birmingham approach the next Championship round as number 11 in the table, having claimed 53 points this season so far. With 39 games behind them, Blackburn amassed 43 points, placing them as number 19 before their next fixture.

Form: Birmingham vs Blackburn

Birmingham Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Birmingham at the moment. Against Queens Park Rangers, they came out on top in a 1-0 win, before drawing 1-1 against Sheffield United. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-0 defeat against Derby. Birmingham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored six and conceded six goals.

Blackburn Form

Blackburn claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 1-0 against Oxford. A 1-2 win followed against Millwall, before drawing 0-0 with Middlesbrough. Blackburn won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting facts for Birmingham and Blackburn

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

Players in form: Birmingham vs Blackburn

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Birmingham, Marvin Ducksch has been good for them over the course of the season with ten goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Blackburn, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Friday, depending on your betting strategy.

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Full-time result

Birmingham won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park. They drew six and lost one as well, while Blackburn won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Blackburn only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Blackburn should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Friday, as Birmingham only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Blackburn claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Birmingham have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Blackburn.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Birmingham, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Blackburn, who managed to score one time in those matches.