Birmingham vs Plymouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

The Championship clash at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium on Saturday sees home team Birmingham battling it out for the win against Plymouth.

Placed four in the table Birmingham have amassed seven points after three matches. On four points, Plymouth rank 11 with three matches played this season.

Birmingham have piled up seven points from the first three matches played. This puts them at number 4 in the Championship table, with Plymouth having three points less to show off. This qualifies the latter to a ranking as number 11.

The last time Birmingham played Plymouth, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Saturday.

Birmingham scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded nine and managed four clean sheets.

Plymouth are currently not the most scoring team in the Championship, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 14 times, an average of 1.4 per game. They managed two clean sheets in of these.

It finished 1-1 when Birmingham last played Plymouth and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.

Birmingham vs Plymouth Prediction

Birmingham Form

Birmingham are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-2 win against Cheltenham. They went on to beat Leeds by 1-0, before also getting the better of Bristol City in a 0-2 victory. Birmingham won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored five and conceded three goals.

A top half finish is the dream for Birmingham, but neutral spectators have them down for a season in the lower end of the Championship.

Plymouth Form

In their last three matches, Plymouth beat Leyton Orient 2-0, drew 0-0 with Watford and lost 1-2 against Southampton. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Plymouth won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and five scored.

A top half finish is the dream for Birmingham, but neutral spectators have them down for a season in the lower end of the Championship.

Birmingham are really tough to break down, but as the expense of scoring only few goals themselves. A low scoring encounter is on the menu this coming Saturday, when Plymouth come visiting.

Birmingham vs Plymouth Squads

Birmingham Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, John Eustace, will select the lineup against Plymouth from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

John Ruddy (0/3), Neil Etheridge (0/0), Zachary Jeacock (0/0), Dion Sanderson (0/3), Ethan Laird (0/3), Kevin Long (0/3), Lee Buchanan (0/3), Marc Roberts (0/0), Marcel Oakley (0/1), Alfie Chang (0/0), Brandon Khela (0/0), Gary Gardner (0/0), George Hall (0/0), Ivan Sunjic (0/3), Jordan James (0/3), Josh Williams (0/0), Keshi Anderson (0/3), Koji Miyoshi (1/3), Krystian Bielik (0/3), Mark Duffy (0/0), Sam Cosgrove (0/0), Siriki Dembele (1/3), Emmanuel Longelo (0/2), Juninho Bacuna (0/3), Lee Novak (0/0), Lukas Jutkiewicz (2/3), Scott Hogan (0/3), Tyler Roberts (0/1).

Plymouth Squad

Here is the full team squad of Plymouth. The 39 year-old Steven Schumacher will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Callum Burton (0/0), Conor Hazard (0/3), Michael Cooper (0/0), Zak Baker (0/0), Dan Scarr (0/3), Joe Edwards (0/3), Julio Pleguezuelo (0/0), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (0/2), Macauley Gillesphey (0/0), Adam Randell (0/3), Bali Mumba (1/3), Brendan Galloway (0/0), Caleb Roberts (0/0), Callum Wright (0/3), Finn Azaz (0/3), Jordan Houghton (0/3), Lewis Warrington (0/1), Luke Cundle (0/2), Matt Butcher (0/1), Saxon Earley (0/1), Tyreik Samuel Wright (0/1), Ben Waine (0/3), Freddie Issaka (0/0), Lewis Gibson (0/3), Mickel Miller (0/2), Morgan Whittaker (1/3), Ryan Hardie (2/3).

Birmingham vs Plymouth Team News

At the time of writing, Birmingham have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Plymouth this coming Saturday.

Marc Roberts, Marcel Oakley, Tyler Roberts and George Hall are missing from the squad, Birmingham will field against Plymouththis coming Saturday.

Plymouth face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Saturday against Birmingham.

Plymouth need to do without Macauley Gillesphey, Brendan Galloway and Michael Cooper, who are not fit enough to travel to St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium.

Birmingham vs Plymouth Lineups

Birmingham vs Plymouth H2H

It finished 1-1 when Birmingham last played Plymouth and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5. Birmingham have a 75% win rate in the against Plymouth, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 3-1-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Birmingham vs Plymouth Results

In one of the previous four matches between Birmingham and Plymouth both teams scored.

Birmingham vs Plymouth Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Championship campaign, and both Birmingham and Plymouth will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Birmingham claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Plymouth won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing two in this series of matches. Plymouth managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played away from home. Meanwhile, Birmingham were first on target in four of their last 10 outings on home soil.

In the past four encounters between Birmingham and Plymouth over 2.5 goals came out one time, with Birmingham scoring an average of 1.5 goals per game. Plymouth averaged 0.25 goals, while both teams scored one time. Birmingham saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Plymouth played across all tournaments. They scored 1.9 times on average in the process.