Birmingham enjoy home advantage when visitors Bristol City swing by for a clash in the Championship on Saturday. Birmingham find themselves placed 1st in the table on 35 points from 35 matches. On an unsatisfactory 13th place Bristol City are 10 points ahead in the standings.
Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Birmingham’s last 5 of 7 matches;Birmingham conceded in the last 9 of 11 matches;Birmingham conceded the last 10 matches in a row at home;Birmingham scored in the last 4 of 6 matches.
Bristol City conceded in the last 20 of 22 matches;Bristol City conceded the last 12 matches in a row;Bristol City conceded the last 11 matches in a row when playing away;Total goals was OVER 3.5 in Bristol City’s last 4 when playing away matches in the row.The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.
One can’t really point a finger on the results for Birmingham in past rounds as they have performed according to their level. In their previous 3 matches Birmingham claimed a 2-1 win against Queens P.R. and went on to a 1-1 draw with Huddersfield. Their latest match served up a 1-0 defeat against Barnsley.
Bristol City go into this encounter on the back of some poor performances in the league. In their previous 3 matches Bristol City finished off Swansea in a 3-1 win and went on to a 2-1 defeat against Bournemouth. Their latest match served up a 2-0 defeat against Queens P.R..
Being both the bookmakers favorite at odds 2.00 and with stronger performances lately than Bristol City has put on show, Birmingham seem the natural pick.
The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before placing a bet on the upcoming game.
The last time the pair played each other Birmingham came away as 1-0 winners back in December 2020 in a match in the England – Championship Recent meetings have had a tendency to be rather shy on goals as 6 of the previous 10 matches paid out on under 2.5 goals. Birmingham seem to have a bit of a love affair with Bristol City, as they have beaten them 6 times in 10 previous meetings in the Championship.
Birmingham are 1st with 35 points after 35 games. Bristol City ranks as a unsatisfactory 13th in the table on 45 points.
According to the bookies Birmingham are favorites to win. The best price you will find on a home win is 2.00 as bookies predict Birmingham to have a 50% chance of beating Bristol City. If you wish to bet the draw, there are odds at 3.10 on offer, while an away win for Bristol City pays out at 4.00. Birmingham won just 1 of their last 10 home league games, while Bristol City won 3 of their last 10 away league games.
The prices available with the bookmakers indicate the chance of both teams to score (BTTS) is as low as 48% in this match. This equals odds around 2.10, while going the other way and betting on both teams NOT to score pays out odds 1.73. The bookies estimate the chance of this outcome paying out lies at 58%. The last 10 home league games for Birmingham averaged 2.6 goals per game with BTTS paying out 5 of these last 10 matches. In the previous 10 away league games for Bristol City the average total goals were 3.1 with 5 of these 10 matches seeing BTTS.
According to the bookmakers the chance of this match having over 2.5 goals is just 41%. Should you fancy a punt, there are odds around 2.45 available if you bet OVER 2.5 goals. Going the opposite direction and betting on under 2.5 goals pays out at odds 1.53. Birmingham’s last 10 home league matches saw an average of 2.6 goals a game. 5 of Birmingham’s last 10 home matches had over 2.5 goals. Bristol City’s last 10 away league games averaged 3.1 goals per game. 6 of the last 10 away matches for Bristol City went over 2.5 goals.