Our prediction for this Championship match:
Blackburn Rovers
Match Time & Date:
18/12/2021
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Birmingham City
Saturday’s football game at Ewood Park pits together Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. The Riversiders look unstoppable at the moment, with the team winning each of their last four league fixtures, and a victory over Birmingham will see them move closer to automatic promotion places. Tony Mowbray should stick to the 3-5-2 formation, with Brereton and Khadra up front.
The Blues, on the other hand, head into the match following a 2-2 draw with Cardiff City. Birmingham City are on a three-match winless run on the road, which is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on the in-form Riversiders. Both Maxime Colin and Adan George are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away team ahead of the trip to Blackburn.
Highlighted Player (Lewis Holtby):
Lewis Holtby is a left-footed footballer who plays for Hamburg as a midfielder. Holtby began his senior career at Alemannia Aachen and he played for the club between 2007 and 2009. The German player then joined Schalke in 2009, but he was quickly sent to Bochum on loan.
After ending his loan spells with Bochum and Mainz, he returned to Schalke and it has to be noted that he made 55 goals for the club, scoring 10 goals in Bundesliga. On 28 January, 2013 Holtby signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur, but he was playing below expectations for the Premier League club.
In September, 2014 Holtby joined Hamburg on loan and on 1 July, 2015 he signed a permanent contract with the club. His contract with Hamburg expires on 30 June, 2018. Lewis Holtby has 24 caps for Germany U21 and he made his debut for German national team on 17 November, 2010 in a goalless draw with Sweden. He started the game, but he was substituted by Andre Schurrle after 77 minutes.
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.
