Championship: Birmingham vs West Bromwich – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 32 match between Birmingham and West Bromwich and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Birmingham appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face West Bromwich in round 32 of the Championship season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park this coming Tuesday.

Birmingham approach the next Championship round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 45 points this season so far. With 31 games behind them, West Bromwich amassed 33 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

Form: Birmingham vs West Bromwich

Birmingham Form

Birmingham should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Stoke, before beating first Oxford by 0-2, then Leicester in a 2-1 win. Birmingham only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored nine and conceded seven goals.

West Bromwich Form

In their last three matches, West Bromwich drew 1-1 with Derby, lost 3-0 against Portsmouth, and drew 0-0 with Stoke. West Bromwich came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to four.

Betting stats for Birmingham and West Bromwich

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Birmingham and West Bromwich played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Birmingham vs West Bromwich

Marvin Ducksch has been great for Birmingham lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. West Bromwich are optimistic that Jed Wallace doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Betting markets: Birmingham vs West Bromwich

Full-time result

Birmingham won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew four and lost none. West Bromwich won zero games, drew two and lost eight in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Birmingham are without defeat in 6 matches on the spin. Birmingham are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat at home. Birmingham have beaten West Bromwich in 4 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, West Bromwich scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive home games Birmingham played. Birmingham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Birmingham have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with West Bromwich.

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 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for West Bromwich, who scored 0.9 times on average in these matches.