Championship: Birmingham vs Bristol City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 25 match between Birmingham and Bristol City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

The Championship game at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium on Friday sees visitors Bristol City facing home side Birmingham.

The two teams enter this encounter eight points apart in the Championship standings after 24 games played. Bristol City rank up in eighth with 35 points, while Birmingham sit 11 spots behind their opponents in 19th.

Form: Birmingham vs Bristol City

Birmingham Form

A draw is the best Birmingham can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-3 defeat against Leicester. A 3-3 draw with Plymouth followed before they were defeated 1-3 by Stoke. Birmingham only managed one meager home win from a possible six at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium in the Championship. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Bristol City Form

In their last three matches, Bristol City first beat Sunderland 1-0, then Hull by 3-2, and finally Watford by 1-4. Bristol City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches, they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by seven goals to six.

Betting stats for Birmingham and Bristol City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Birmingham and Bristol City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Interesting players: Birmingham vs Bristol City

Jordan James looks like value in the goal-scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Tommy Conway adds to his three Championship goals come on Friday.

Betting markets: Birmingham vs Bristol City

Full-time result

Birmingham claimed three wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing four and losing three. Bristol City won three of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost five of these matches.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Bristol City only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Bristol City 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. Bristol City claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Birmingham have scored in five consecutive league meetings with Bristol City.

Total goals

Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bristol City, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.

Betting suggestion: Birmingham vs Bristol City

Here we present a free betting tip for this Championship match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for Birmingham and Bristol City.

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