Championship: Birmingham vs Portsmouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Birmingham and Portsmouth who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Form hasn’t been great recently for Birmingham, who hope to turn things around against Portsmouth on Saturday. This is a round 13 match in the current Championship campaign, and they face each other at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park.

Birmingham are placed 15th with 15 points after 12 matches. Portsmouth occupy a position as 18th in the league on 13 points.

Team form: Birmingham vs Portsmouth

Birmingham Form

Showing inconsistent form, Birmingham lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-3 against Hull, before beating Preston 0-1. The joy was short-lived, as Bristol City proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat. 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 eight and conceded six goals.

Portsmouth Form

A draw is all that prevents Portsmouth from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Leicester as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Coventry by a 1-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Stoke won the game and the exact score was 0-1. Portsmouth only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by five goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Birmingham and Portsmouth

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

Players in form: Birmingham vs Portsmouth

Min-Hyeok Yang shows decent form right now for Portsmouth, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Birmingham, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Jay Stansfield also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Championship matches.

Popular betting markets: Birmingham vs Portsmouth

Full-time result

Birmingham claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Portsmouth won four, drew five and lost one of their last 10 games away. Birmingham have not lost to Portsmouth in 4 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. Interestingly, Portsmouth scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Portsmouth managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Birmingham have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Portsmouth.

Total goals

Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Portsmouth’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.