Ace Football team offers the Championship round 41 match preview for Birmingham and Stoke, who meet up this coming Monday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.
The Championship clash at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium this coming Monday sees Birmingham hosting opponents Stoke.
With 40 played, Birmingham sit 16th in the Championship table with 49 points to their name. They sit two positions behind the 14th-placed Stoke, who have collected 51 points.
Team form: Birmingham vs Stoke
Birmingham Form
In their last three matches, Birmingham won 0-1 and 1-0 against first Queens P.R. then Blackburn, before drawing 1-1 against Reading. Birmingham won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored six and conceded five goals.
Stoke Form
Stoke added four points to their collection in their last three matches, which began with a 0-0 draw with Norwich. A 0-4 win against Coventry followed, before a 1-2 defeat against Bristol City in their most recent match. In their last six Championship away matches, Stoke have three wins, they’ve drawn one and lost two. They scored 13 while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting facts for Birmingham and Stoke
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Birmingham and Stoke. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Birmingham have lost 6 of the last 8 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Birmingham home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Birmingham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Birmingham have lost 6 of the last 8 home matches
- In the last 3 away matches in a row Stoke played, both teams scored
- Stoke have conceded in 9 of the last 10 away matches
- Stoke have conceded in 7 of the last 8 matches
- Stoke have not lost the last 4 matches in a row
- Stoke have scored in 7 of the last 9 away matches
Interesting players: Birmingham vs Stoke
Reda Khadra managed to hit the target twice recently for Birmingham, while Tyrese Campbell has added four strikes in Championship for Stoke in his last six outings.
Popular markets: Birmingham vs Stoke
Full-time result
Birmingham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium. They drew zero and lost six as well, while Stoke won five of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost three. Birmingham have not lost to Stoke in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Birmingham scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Stoke only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Stoke managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Birmingham were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.
Betting tip: Birmingham vs Stoke
To summarize, the upcoming Championship clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Birmingham vs Stoke mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.