West Bromwich Albion - Birmingham City - Tips by users and experts on football, 29 March 2019: England. Championship

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Over 2.5 Goals • 1.98

West Brom have lost quite some ground in the quest for an automatic promotion place’ they are seven places off second spot and with just two wins in the last five Championship matches, they are the side with the poorest form in the top four. Their form cannot however be compared to Birmingham City’s. The visiting side in this clash has lost each of the last four Championship matches. West Brom are the second best scorers in the Championship, with 72 goals, which is 19 goals better than Birmingham. Being just five points above the relegation zone, Birmingham will also look at this game with a lot of importance. Defensively, there is little to separate the teams; while Birmingham have conceded 49 goals, West Brom have let in 48. Birmingham have actually scored no goal in their last four matches and they will be keen to change this aspect as well. West Brom are on two straight clean sheets and are unbeaten in the last three. West Brom have one win in the last seven home matches, which was picked in the last game before the international break. On the other hand, Birmingham have lost the last two away matches ahead of this and have no clean sheet in the last eight away matches. West Brom are unbeaten in five matches against Birmingham and three of the last four meetings have seen the teams produce over 2.5 goals. West Brom have an edge over Birmingham with 38 wins over Birmingham’s 31, in a run of 96 matches.

West Bromwich Albion Win • 1.83

West Brom bounced back to form with two good wins both without conceding a goal the last one an impressive win at in form Brentford who had won their previous 4 home games. Birmingham are out of form losing their last 4 in a row without scoring a goal. Home won for WBA predicted.
West Brom is at playoffs area while Birmingham is at the lower part of the table. The guests are at weak shape. they have lost 4 times in a row before this game. I will trust the hosts here.

West Bromwich Albion Win • 1.87

Still drastically struggling at the back end of the season, Birmingham will travel to a revitalized Hawthorns on Friday night.

Starting with the hosts, while many were surprised to have seen Darren Moore fired from his role at West Brom last month the Baggies have shown some signs of improvement. Holding a commanding 10-point buffer from slipping out of the playoff positions, caretaker boss James Shan saw his temporary side impress in their 1-0 win away at Brentford prior to the international break. With their sights firmly set on booking an immediate return to the Premier League, fans around the Hawthorns will be most impressed by their recent defensive stability. Saturday’s visitors have recorded back to back clean sheets, something they had not previously managed all season.

As for the visitors, while West Brom might be enjoying a late bounce, the same cannot be said for Birmingham. Slumping to a 1-0 loss away at Preston prior to the international break, the Blues have lost their last four Championship matches on the bounce and their form in the final third will be a growing concern for former Swansea boss Gary Monk. Friday’s visitors have not registered a single goal in any of their four defeats, a run that stems over 400 minutes of action. Also losing their last two matches on the road and failing to score in those pair of defeats, we’re backing another tough nights work for Birmingham.