League One: Birmingham vs Exeter – Betting preview

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

Current League One leaders Birmingham square up against Exeter from the bottom half of the table this coming Saturday at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park. With their current positioning in the table, anything but a win for Birmingham will be a surprise, but Exeter look to cause an upset.

Birmingham have taken the lead in the League One after collecting 53 points from their initial 23 encounters. Exeter trail by 22 points after 24 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table on 31 points.

Form: Birmingham vs Exeter

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 Stockport County, before beating first Wigan by 0-3, then Lincoln City in a 2-1 win. Birmingham put four wins on the board in their previous six League One matches at the St Andrew’s Knighthead Park. They drew twice while losing none, scored nine goals while conceding one.

Exeter Form

Exeter suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Wycombe in a 2-1 defeat. Bolton also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-2, before Exeter were able to strike back in a 3-1 win against Oxford. Exeter claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats for Birmingham and Exeter

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

Players on top: Birmingham vs Exeter

Millenic Alli shows decent form right now for Exeter, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Birmingham, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Alfie May also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

Popular markets: Birmingham vs Exeter

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at St Andrew’s Knighthead Park, Birmingham won eight and drew two. Exeter won four of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew one and lost five. Birmingham are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Amazingly, Birmingham are on a streak of 11 home matches without defeat. Amazingly, Exeter failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.

Both teams to score

Birmingham scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Curiously, Exeter only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Exeter games. Birmingham will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Exeter have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to five clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Birmingham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Exeter, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games. Exeter conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.