Ace Football previews the Championship round 5 match between Stoke and Birmingham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Birmingham go up against Stoke this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Bet365 Stadium.
The two teams enter the match at Bet365 Stadium with two points separating them in the Championship standings.
Form: Stoke vs Birmingham
Stoke Form
In their last three matches, Stoke won 1-2 against Southampton, before losing 0-3 against Bradford and 0-1 to West Bromwich. Stoke claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded six goals.
Birmingham Form
Birmingham have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Oxford by 1-0. Disappointment followed, going down 0-1 against Port Vale, and 2-0 against Leicester. Birmingham claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by eight goals to five.
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.
- In the last 5 Stoke matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Stoke matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Stoke have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Stoke have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Stoke have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 16 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Birmingham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Birmingham away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Birmingham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Birmingham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Stoke vs Birmingham
Look no further than Lewis Baker, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Stoke in the Championship, while Seung-Ho Paik managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Birmingham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Stoke vs Birmingham
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Bet365 Stadium across all tournaments Stoke won three times, drew two and lost five times. Birmingham claimed six wins, zero draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Birmingham have not lost to Stoke in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Stoke scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Birmingham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Stoke managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Birmingham have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Stoke when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Stoke’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Birmingham’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
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