Birmingham vs Coventry Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th September 2022

We are zooming in on Birmingham and Coventry, as the duo face each other at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium this coming Saturday in what surely will be an exciting Championship clash. The last time the pair played each other Coventry came away as 2-4 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday.

A look at the Championship standings shows that 9 points and -10 places currently separate the two teams. The hosts are currently 14th in the Championship standings with 11 points after nine rounds. Coventry are trailing behind them on two points, which makes them 24th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

Birmingham are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Coventry but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Birmingham have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 12 goals, or 1.2 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Coventry travel to their next Championship match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 19 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Birmingham vs Coventry Prediction

Birmingham look back on their last three matches with six points to show from their efforts. Against Norwich, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Preston in a 0-1 win. They followed that up with a 2-3 win against West Bromwich in their most recent outing. Birmingham only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium in the Championship. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Staying clear of finishing inside the relegation zone is probably the best Birmingham can aim for this season. Each and every point counts from the word go.

Coventry came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 0-1 against Preston. A 3-0 defeat against Norwich followed, before a 2-2 draw with Luton. Coventry didn't manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded 13 and scored eight goals themselves.

Coventry entered the season dreaming of medals, but find themselves far off track following a lousy run of form.

Birmingham find it tough these days to get a goal in, but Coventry are equally lacklustre in front of goal currently, and going with under 2.5 goals in the betting market is the obvious choice.

Birmingham won three points from their last one encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored two and let in one goals. Coventry claimed zero wins from zero goals scored and zero conceded from their past zero matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them zero points to their account.

Birmingham vs Coventry Team News

Birmingham could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Coventry.

Nico Gordon, Harlee Dean and Adan George are all absent from the Birmingham squad that faces Coventry at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Coventry have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Birmingham at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Callum O'Hare is too injured to face Coventry.

Birmingham vs Coventry H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Coventry came away as 2-4 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday. Sharing the points is an outcome both sides a fairly familiar with, as six draws from their last ten encounters finished all square. Both teams also claimed two wins along the way, thus underlining how equal they usually are. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3.25.

Birmingham vs Coventry Results

Recent meetings between Birmingham and visiting side Coventry might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than eight times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1.80 with the bookies.

Birmingham vs Coventry Betting Tips

Scott Hogan look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Matt Godden adds to his three Championship goals come on Saturday.

Birmingham have found it tough to keep visitors at bay at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, conceding at least once in nine of their last 10 matches here. Coventry managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent away games.

There were less than three goals scored eight times in the previous ten encounters between Coventry and Birmingham, while both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Birmingham performed an average of 0.9 goals, while Coventry pulled off 0.8 goals per game. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Birmingham’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Coventry played across all tournaments this season. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.