Birmingham City vs Coventry City Prediction: Birminghan look in better form than Coventry

Birmingham is ready to host Coventry on Saturday at St Andrew’s stadium. Coventry is unbeaten in their last 3 away league games (W1 D2) against Birmingham City. Would Birmingham be able to turn the tides around this time? 

Birmingham City’s Form

The blues are struggling to find their form at home since the first win (2-1) they registered against the Terriers at the initial phase of the league. They are winless in their last 3 home league games (L2 D1) at home.

Wigan (0-1) and Norwich (1-2) city beat the blues in the last two home league games. Before that, the blues played a draw (1-1) against Watford. In the last 3 home league games, they have just managed to score 2 goals against their visitors and conceded 4 in return.

Their away form (W2 L2 D1) is a bit better than their home as they managed to secure their 2nd away win of the season against (3-2) West Brom in the previous match. The Blues have netted 8 goals so far this season and conceded 10 in return.

With 11 points in 9 games, they are at the 14th position in the table. Scott Hogan is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals and 1 assist in 9 games. 

Birmingham City’s possible lineup

Ruddy; Sanderson, Roberts, Trusty; Colin, Bielik, Chong, Williams; Bacuna; Hogan, Deeney.

Coventry City’s Form

Coventry is winless in their all-away league games (L3 D2) this season. They played a draw against (2-2) Luton Town in the previous match. Before that Norwich crushed them by (0-3). Millwall (2-3) and Hull (2-3) also beat them with the same margin.

They are desperately in search of their first season win as they lost their only game at home against (0-1) Preston. Coventry managed to score 7 goals against their host this season and conceded 12 in return.

With just 2 points in 6 games, Coventry is at the bottom of the table. Matt Hogan is the team’s top scorer with 3 goals in 6 games followed by Viktor Gyokeres (1), and Kyle McFadzean (1) respectively.

Coventry City’s possible lineup:

Wilson; Doyle, McFadzean, Rose; Dabo, Allen, Hamer, Sheaf, Bidwell; Godden, Gyokeres.

Birmingham vs Coventry expert tips

Birmingham is struggling at home this season, and this could work wonders for Coventry. On the other end, Coventry is also winless in their 5 outings. History puts Coventry at the top, but the current scenario tells a different story. After analyzing the recent performance of both teams. We are anticipating a draw here.