Birmingham City vs Hull City Prediction: The home team will be excited to see Rooney's brand of football in this game

Birmingham City will welcome Hull City at St. Andrew's Stadium in Game Week 13 of the English Championship. The home team will be excited to see Rooney's brand of football in this game. Who will come out on top after 90 minutes?

Birmingham City form

Rooney was brought in as the manager of Birmingham to instil a winning mentality and a fearless style of play. However, in his first game in charge, Birmingham lost to Boro, with a late goal by Morgan Rodgers securing the win for the in-form Boro side led by Michael Carrick. Birmingham's defence was more porous compared to their previous manager, John Eustace, and Boro was able to easily break through. Despite the loss, Birmingham will be glad to return to their St Andrew's home, where they have remained unbeaten in their last six games. They currently sit in 7th place in the league table but are only three points ahead of 17th-placed Swansea City. The upcoming fixtures for Birmingham will be challenging as they continue to adapt to Rooney's possession-based style of play. They will face tough matches against Hull, Southampton, Ipswich, and Sunderland before the next international break.

Birmingham City Predicted Lineup

Ruddy; Drameh, Sanderson, Long, Longelo; Bielik, Sunjic, James; Miyoshi, Dembele, Stansfield

Hull City form

Hull's winless streak in the Championship continued on Saturday as they were narrowly defeated 2-1 by Russell Martin's highly-favoured Southampton side at the MKM Stadium. This is only the second victory for Hull in six matches at their home venue in the 2023-24 season. Southampton took the lead with a goal from William Smallbone after 20 minutes, but Liam Delap scored his third goal of the campaign to equalize. It seemed like the match would end in a draw, but Ryan Fraser scored a dramatic 95th-minute winner for Southampton. Despite high expectations following the arrival of new signings like Scott Twine, Aaron Connolly, and Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Hull's recent form with only one win in their last seven matches leaves them in 12th place in the Championship. It is important to acknowledge that Hull manager Liam Rosenior has made progress in transforming the team, considering the poor state of the squad he inherited from former interim boss Andy Dawson last year, where conceding three or four goals in a match was not uncommon for Hull.

Hull City Predicted Lineup

Allsopp; Christie, Jones, Greaves, Coyle, Seri, Morton, Eyenga-Lokilo, Twine, Philogene-Bidace, and Delap are expected to provide an exciting brand of football for Birmingham in their upcoming games.

Birmingham City vs Hull City Expert Tips

Rooney's effort to implement an attractive style of play is commendable, but it may not guarantee immediate success in terms of points. Hull, on the other hand, will be eager to overcome their recent disappointment and we predict that they will secure a draw or a win at St Andrew's. Expect a low-scoring game with under 2.5 goals in 90 minutes.