What is our Cardiff vs Birmingham City prediction?
Our prediction for this match: Cardiff 1 - 2 Birmingham City
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Cardiff City Stadium will be the centre of attention when Cardiff City face Birmingham City in the Championship round 12. The Bluebirds will be eager to return to winning ways after an entertaining 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough, although they face a defensive setback with Gabriel Osho suspended. Cardiff are chasing their third consecutive home victory and have been dangerous in front of their own supporters, scoring 2.40 goals per home game. However, they have yet to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches across all competitions.
Birmingham City, meanwhile, arrive in excellent form after recording three consecutive victories, including an impressive 3-0 triumph over QPR. Liam Millar stole the spotlight with a brace in that match, while Max Bird, Taylor Gardner-Hickman and Demarai Gray have recently returned to contention. The Blues will be aiming to make it four straight clean sheets, having conceded just 1.00 goal per away game in their recent outings.
As Birmingham’s winning run makes them difficult to oppose, we are tempted to place our bets on Away Win. Additionally, Over 2.5 goals and BTTS markets are worth considering as both teams have been scoring in 100% of Cardiff’s recent home matches.
This Championship match will be played on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 15:00.
- League
- Championship
- Kick-off
- Sat 24 Oct 2026, 15:00UK time
Cardiff vs Birmingham City Betting Tips
| Betting Tip | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Match result | ||
| Correct Score: Cardiff 1-2 Birmingham City | 9/1 | |
| Double Chance: X2 | 4/9 | |
| Draw No Bet: Birmingham | 4/5 | |
| Half Time/Full Time: Birmingham / Birmingham | 11/4 | |
| Asian Handicap: Birmingham +0.5 | 19/40 | |
| European Handicap: Birmingham +1 | 4/9 | |
| Player bets | ||
| Anytime Goalscorer: Jay Stansfield | 5/4 | |
| First Goalscorer: Jay Stansfield | 5/1 | |
| To be Booked: Christoph Klarer | 7/4 | |
| Goals | ||
| Both Teams to Score: Yes | 4/9 | |
| Over / Under 1.5 Goals: Over 1.5 Goals | 1/6 | |
| Over / Under 2.5 Goals: Over 2.5 Goals | 8/15 | |
| Over / Under 3.5 Goals: Under 3.5 Goals | 8/13 | |
| Over / Under 4.5 Goals: Under 4.5 Goals | 1/4 | |
| Birmingham Clean Sheet: No | 1/5 | |
| Corners | ||
| Total Corners: 9 - 11 | 13/8 | |
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View OfferCardiff Team Form and Stats
| Form | Results | Points Per Game |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ldlldlwlwd | 0.90 |
| Home | lddww | 1.60 |
| Away | lllld | 0.20 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 20% | 40% | 0% |
| Average Goals Per Game | 3.20 | 3.80 | 2.60 |
| Scored | 1.60 | 2.40 | 0.80 |
| Conceded | 1.60 | 1.40 | 1.80 |
| BTTS | 80% | 100% | 60% |
| Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Failed to Score | 20% | 0% | 40% |
| Expected Goals | 1.96 | 2.46 | 1.45 |
| Expected Goals Against | 1.54 | 1.09 | 1.99 |
Birmingham City Team Form and Stats
| Form | Results | Points Per Game |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | lwddlwdwww | 1.80 |
| Home | ldddww | 1.50 |
| Away | wlww | 2.25 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 50% | 33% | 75% |
| Average Goals Per Game | 3.40 | 4.00 | 2.50 |
| Scored | 1.90 | 2.17 | 1.50 |
| Conceded | 1.50 | 1.83 | 1.00 |
| BTTS | 70% | 67% | 75% |
| Clean Sheets | 30% | 33% | 25% |
| Failed to Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected Goals | 1.60 | 1.58 | 1.62 |
| Expected Goals Against | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.54 |
Cardiff vs Birmingham City Head to Head Statistics (H2H)
Cardiff (48%)
25 Matches
Birmingham City (16%)





