Championship: Stoke vs Birmingham – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the Championship round 28 match preview for Stoke and Birmingham who meet up on Saturday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Stoke will be hosting a Bet365 Stadium encounter this coming Saturday when Birmingham arrive for a test of their credentials.

Ranked as number 17 in the Championship standings, Stoke, have so far collected 32 points this season, while Birmingham collected 29 points. This puts them up as number 20 after 27 rounds.

Team form: Stoke vs Birmingham

Stoke Form

Stoke hope for some consistency, as their last three matches added four points to their account. A meeting with Ipswich resulted in a 0-0 draw, followed by a 2-4 defeat against Brighton, before beating Rotherham by 0-1. In their last six Championship home matches, Stoke didn’t claim a single win. Instead, they’ve drawn four and lost two, while scoring one and conceding five goals.

Birmingham Form

In their last three matches, Birmingham drew 1-1 with Hull, 2-2 with Swansea, and beat Hull by 2-1. Birmingham claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to seven.

Betting stats for Stoke and Birmingham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Stoke and Birmingham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Interesting players: Stoke vs Birmingham

Lynden Gooch found the back of the net two times in the previous six Championship games for Stoke, who won’t mind him striking again on Saturday. Punters will also be looking for Jordan James to keep his current streak of four goals in his last six Championship games going for Birmingham.

Popular markets: Stoke vs Birmingham

Full-time result

Stoke didn’t lose any of their previous seven Championship games. In their last 10 matches at Bet365 Stadium across all tournaments Stoke won two times, drew four and lost four times. Birmingham claimed one win, two draws, and seven defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Stoke scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Birmingham only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Stoke probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Birmingham managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Birmingham have scored in three consecutive meetings with Stoke at Bet365 Stadium.

Total goals

In Stoke’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in three of them. They managed to average one goal per match across all tournaments. In the previous ten matches for Birmingham, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in six of them. On average, Birmingham scored 1.2 times per game.

Betting prediction: Stoke vs Birmingham

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Stoke and Birmingham seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.

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