Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Birmingham City
Match Time & Date:
16/09/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Wrexham
Birmingham City will look to bounce back from the EFL Trophy loss to Walsall when they welcome Wrexham to their St. Andrew’s Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Blues defeated Wigan Athletic 2-1 in their last home game, which is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of the visit of Wrexham. Defender Ethan Laird, who has been struggling with injury of late, is unlikely to feature in the round 6 clash.
The Dragons, on the other hand, are on a four-game winning run in all competitions. As Wrexham have been scoring goals for fun in the new League One campaign, we are tempted to bet on over 2.5 goals. When the two teams met in the EFL Cup last 64 back in 2006 Birmingham City defeated Wrexham 4-1 after extra-time. Experienced attacker Ollie Palmer returns to Wrexham’s starting XI after he was rested in the EFL Trophy win over Salford.
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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