Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Birmingham City welcome Wigan Athletic to their St. Andrew’s Stadium in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Saturday’s program. The Blues are on a quest to return to the Championship, but they need to keep on making progress if they are to turn their dream into reality. Barring any fresh injury worries, boss Chris Davies is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Leyton Orient at the weekend.
The Latics, meanwhile, desperately needed a win against Crawley Town and they managed to get one. Wigan Athletic aim to give fans yet another reason to celebrate, but given their difficulties on the road, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the promotion hopefuls. Ronan Darcy has overcome his injury, while the likes of Harry Forster, Dion Conroy, and Gavan Holohan are unlikely to recover in time to face Birmingham City.
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.