Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Birmingham City
Match Time & Date:
04/12/2024
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Stockport County
After surviving Blackpool in the FA Cup round 2, Birmingham City will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Stockport County in the League One round 18. The Blues are seen as No. 1 favourites for automatic promotion, but boss Chris Davies must warn his men against complacency. The 39-year-old tactician rested several first-team regulars at the weekend, but the Welshman is going to field the best possible side against Stockport. All Paik Seung-ho, Tomoki Iwata, Jay Stansfield, and Willum Willumsson should be recalled to the starting XI.
The Hatters, on the other hand, defeated Brackley Town 3-1 in their FA Cup outing, but they will have a mountain to climb at St. Andrew’s Stadium. As Birmingham City’s home record is almost perfect (5-2-0), we predict that the visitors are going to return to Greater Manchester empty-handed. In their last meeting at the venue Birmingham City defeated Stockport County 2-1.
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.
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