Our prediction for this Championship match:
Birmingham City will be aiming to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Leicester City and Cardiff City when they take on Coventry City on Saturday afternoon. The Blues are eager to escape the relegation zone and we are positive that they will leave their hearts on the field. All Lucas Jutkiewicz, Marc Roberts, and Alfie Chang are out of contention with injuries for the home side.
The Sky Blues, on the other hand, aim to keep their playoffs hopes alive. Coventry City failed to shock Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday evening, but they are surely capable of beating the relegation strugglers. As Birmingham City suit Mark Robins’ troops, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the playoffs-chasing visitors. All Matt Godden, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, and Jamie Allen are sidelined with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Team (Birmingham City):
Birmingham City are a club located in the city of Birmingham, England. Birmingham City were founded in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, but the club’s named was changed to Small Heath in 1888. 17 years later they became Birmingham and in 1943 they finally changed their name to Birmingham City.
The Blues welcome their rivals at St. Andrew’s, the stadium that was opened in 1906. Birmingham City compete in the Championship and their fiercest rivals are WBA and Aston Villa. The Blues made it to the FA Cup final twice, but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. In 1931 they were beaten by their local rivals WBA in the title game (1-2), whilst in 1956 they were outplayed by Manchester City in the title game.
The colour of Birmingham’s home kit is blue with white stripe. Trevor Francis, Gil Merrick, Bob Latchford, Jeff Hall, Alex Govan, Joe Bradford and Christophe Dugarry are notable footballers who played for the St. Andrew’s outfit in the past.