Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between Birmingham and Bristol City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Birmingham will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Bristol City for a round 2 match in the Championship.
Placed 15th in the table Birmingham have amassed one point after one match. On zero points, Bristol City rank 23th with one match played this season.
Team form: Birmingham vs Bristol City
Birmingham Form
Birmingham have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Portsmouth, a 0-1 victory over Swansea, and a 0-0 draw with Sheffield United. Birmingham claimed four wins in their last six Championship matches at the St Andrew’s Knighthead Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded four and scored eight goals.
Bristol City Form
Bristol City have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-0 win against Stoke. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-1 against Walsall, before suffering another loss in a 0-2 match against Millwall. Bristol City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.
Betting stats for Birmingham and Bristol City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Birmingham and Bristol City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 26 of the last 28 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Birmingham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have won the last 5 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Birmingham have won the last 4 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Birmingham vs Bristol City
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Tomoki Iwata will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Bristol City hope Sam Bell can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Birmingham vs Bristol City
Full-time result
Birmingham claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bristol City won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing three in this series of matches. Birmingham are without defeat in 6 matches on the spin. Birmingham have not lost to Bristol City in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Birmingham scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Bristol City only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Birmingham managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Bristol City played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.
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