Blackburn vs Birmingham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th August 2025

Birmingham head over to the Ewood Park on Saturday to face title favourites Blackburn in a round 2 match in the Championship.

Blackburn came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Blackburn came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Blackburn, who next face Birmingham in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like Birmingham.

Blackburn are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 11 goals, or an average of 1.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Birmingham 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 eight goals. That amounts to an average of 0.8 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Blackburn took a hit when Birmingham handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-2 win.

Blackburn vs Birmingham Prediction

Blackburn Form

In their previous three outings, Blackburn drew 1-1 with Sheffield United, before losing 1-0 against West Bromwich and 1-2 against Bradford. Blackburn claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored ten goals and conceded nine.

Birmingham Form

Birmingham look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Cambridge U by 1-2, before drawing 1-1 with Ipswich. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Sheffield United by a 2-1 scoreline. Birmingham came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by seven goals to four.

It seems both Birmingham and Blackburn have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Blackburn vs Birmingham Squads

Blackburn Squad

Valerien Ismael will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Birmingham from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Aynsley Pears (0/0), Balazs Toth (0/1), Dominic Hyam (0/1), Harry Pickering (0/0), Hayden Carter (0/0), Ryan Alebiosu (0/1), Scott Wharton (0/0), Sean McLoughlin (0/1), Yuri Ribeiro (0/1), Adam Forshaw (0/0), Axel Henriksson (0/1), Dion De Neve (0/1), Jake Garrett (0/0), John Buckley (0/0), Lewis Miller (0/1), Lewis Travis (0/1), Ryan Hedges (0/1), Sidnei Tavares (0/1), Sondre Tronstad (0/1), Todd Cantwell (0/0), Augustus Kargbo (0/1), Harry Leonard (0/0), Makhtar Gueye (0/1), Yuki Ohashi (0/1).

Birmingham Squad

Below is the full team squad of Birmingham. The manager Davies will pick his starting XI against Blackburn from these players:

Bradley Mayo (0/0), James Beadle (0/0), Ryan Allsop (0/1), Alexander Cochrane (0/1), Alfons Sampsted (0/0), Christoph Klarer (0/1), Eiran Cashin (0/0), Ethan Laird (0/1), Krystian Bielik (0/0), Lee Buchanan (0/0), Phil Neumann (0/1), Alfie Chang (0/0), George Hall (0/0), Kanya Fujimoto (0/0), Keshi Anderson (0/1), Marc Leonard (0/0), Mark Duffy (0/0), Seung-Ho Paik (0/1), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (0/1), Tommy Doyle (0/1), Tomoki Iwata (0/1), Willum Willumsson (0/0), Bright Osayi-Samuel (0/1), Demarai Gray (0/1), Jay Stansfield (1/1), Kyogo Furuhashi (0/1), Lee Novak (0/0), Lyndon Dykes (0/1), Marvin Ducksch (0/0), Scott Wright (0/0), Tyler Roberts (0/0).

Blackburn vs Birmingham Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Blackburn, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Blackburn have to alter their line-up, as both Scott Wharton and Adam Forshaw get a day in the shade.

Birmingham have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Blackburn at Ewood Park.

Alfie Chang is too injured to face Birmingham.

Blackburn vs Birmingham Lineups

Blackburn vs Birmingham H2H

Blackburn took a hit when Birmingham handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-2 win. Blackburn have been slightly more successful than Birmingham in recent meetings. With a 6-1-3 advantage going into this match, betting on Blackburn has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 21/10.

Blackburn vs Birmingham Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Blackburn and Birmingham. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 8/11 with bookies.

Blackburn vs Birmingham Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Sondre Tronstad, who is performing well for Blackburn. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Birmingham.The visitors will be looking to Jay Stansfield to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Birmingham in recent matches.

Blackburn won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Birmingham won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost three in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Blackburn on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Birmingham''s last 10 league games away from home.

Blackburn managed an average of two goals in the past ten encounters against Birmingham, who scored one goal on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Blackburn’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Birmingham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.