Our prediction for this League 1 match:
High-flying Birmingham City will look to overtake Wrexham in top position when they face Peterborough on Matchday 8. The Blues are determined to extend their winning run to six games, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. A man to watch in the home team will be talented forward Jay Stansfield, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late, while there are no fresh injury worries in Chris Davies’ team.
Meanwhile, the Posh aim to climb to the playoffs berth, but given Birmingham City’s fine form at St. Andrew’s Stadium, we predict that the visitors are going to return home with their hands empty. As for the visiting side, Oscar Wallin is a major doubt after limping off with injury in a 2-2 draw with Leyton. Republic of Ireland teenage Sam Curtis is the main candidate to replace Wallin in the starting eleven.
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.