Bristol City vs Birmingham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th August 2023

Last season’s relegation survivors Birmingham visit Bristol City to Ashton Gate this coming Saturday for a round 3 match in the Championship.

Bristol City is ranked 10 with four points and a goal difference of two-one, while Birmingham is ranked 9 with four points and a goal difference of two-one.

Birmingham will be satisfied having collected four out of a possible six points in their new Championship campaign, as they aim for three more points this time around.

Bristol City and Birmingham have high hopes for this new season and should be expected to put up a good game as they chase three important points in round 3.

Bristol City only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded 11 for an average of 1.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Birmingham scored seven goals, conceded nine and kept their opponents from scoring four times in ten matches.

Birmingham lost 4-2 against Bristol City in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-0 defeat, Birmingham handed out in the match before.

Bristol City vs Birmingham Prediction

Bristol City Form

Bristol City conquered seven points from their last three matches and started off drawing 1-1 with Preston. Next up was a 5-1 win against Oxford, before Millwall were defeated in 0-1 win. Bristol City claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded seven.

A mid-table finish looks like the optimal outcome for Bristol City in a season where they aim to keep the relegation line at bay in the Championship.

Birmingham Form

In their last three matches, Birmingham drew 1-1 with Swansea, beat Cheltenham by 0-2 and beat Leeds by 1-0. Birmingham won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and five scored.

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

While it might not be a big surprise to see Birmingham steal a good result at Ashton Gate, form nevertheless looks better for Bristol City. They get the nod on Saturday.

Bristol City vs Birmingham Squads

Bristol City Squad

Nigel Pearson 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):

Harvey Wiles-Richards (0/0), Max O'Leary (0/2), Stefan Bajic (0/0), Cameron Pring (0/2), Haydon Roberts (0/0), Jamie Knight-Lebel (0/0), Raphael Araoye (0/0), Rob Dickie (0/0), Robert Atkinson (0/0), Ross McCrorie (0/0), Tomas Kalas (0/0), Zak Vyner (0/2), Andy King (0/1), Anis Mehmeti (0/2), Ayman Benarous (0/0), Duncan Idehen (0/0), Jason Knight (0/2), Joe Williams (0/2), Mark Sykes (0/2), Matthew James (1/2), Andreas Weimann (0/1), Ephraim Yeboah (0/0), George Tanner (0/2), Harry Cornick (0/2), Kal Naismith (0/1), Nahki Wells (0/2), Omar Taylor-Clarke (0/0), Samuel Bell (1/2), Tommy Conway (0/1).

Birmingham Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 43 year-old Birmingham manager Eustace will select his starting XI from these players:

John Ruddy (0/2), Neil Etheridge (0/0), Zachary Jeacock (0/0), Dion Sanderson (0/2), Ethan Laird (0/2), Kevin Long (0/2), Lee Buchanan (0/2), 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 (0/2), Jordan James (0/2), Josh Williams (0/0), Keshi Anderson (0/2), Koji Miyoshi (0/2), Krystian Bielik (0/2), Mark Duffy (0/0), Sam Cosgrove (0/0), Siriki Dembele (1/2), Emmanuel Longelo (0/1), Juninho Bacuna (0/2), Lee Novak (0/0), Lukas Jutkiewicz (1/2), Scott Hogan (0/2), Tyler Roberts (0/1).

Bristol City vs Birmingham Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Bristol City, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Ayman Benarous and Tomas Kalas nurses various injuries and won't take part for Bristol City against Birmingham at Ashton Gate.

Birmingham are juggling with five absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to Bristol City. Juninho Bacuna is suspended from the Birmingham squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Names like Lee Buchanan, Dion Sanderson, Scott Hogan and Keshi Anderson most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bristol City.

Bristol City vs Birmingham Lineups

Bristol City vs Birmingham H2H

Bristol City won 4-2 against Birmingham, whereas Birmingham claimed a 3-0 win in their most recent matches. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Bristol City came out on top in three games, whereas Birmingham ran away with three points six times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 6/5 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 23/10.

Bristol City vs Birmingham Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Bristol City welcome Birmingham as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/10 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Bristol City vs Birmingham Betting Tips

Samuel Bell managed to hit the target twice recently for Bristol City, while Lukas Jutkiewicz, added two strikes in Championship for Birmingham in his last six outings.

Ashton Gate saw Bristol City claiming six wins out of a possible 10 across all tournaments. They drew three and lost one. Visitors Birmingham won six of their 10 latest away games, drew one and lost three as well. Birmingham won four of their last 10 away matches without conceding a goal.

In the past ten encounters between Bristol City and Birmingham over 2.5 goals came out seven times, with Bristol City scoring an average of 1.2 goals per game. Birmingham averaged 1.7 goals, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bristol City, who scored an average of 3.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Birmingham, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.