Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Prediction: West Brom has lost once in their last 6 league visits against Birmingham City

Birmingham is ready to welcome West Brom on Friday evening. West Brom has lost once in their last 6 league visits against Birmingham. Would Birmingham be able to redeem itself this time? 

Birmingham City’s Form

Birmingham's home form is a matter of concern this season (W4 L6 D5) as they managed to win on 4 occasions out of 15. They lost in their two previous home games against Preston (1-2) and Middlesbrough (1-3). In their 14 home league games, the Blues scored 18 goals against their visitors and conceded 18 in return.

Birmingham's away performance is poor as well as they just managed (W5 D4 L5) to win on 5 occasions out of 14. With 35 points in 29 games, Birmingham is sitting in the 18th position. They have netted 34 goals this season and conceded 38 in return.

Scott Hogan is the team’s top scorer with 10 goals followed by Auston Trusty (4) and Troy Deeney (6) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Birmingham City’s possible lineup

Ruddy; Sanderson, Long, Trusty; Colin, Gardner, Bielik, Chong, Friend; Hogan, Khadra.

West Brom’s Form

West Brom's away performance is below average this season as they just managed (D4 L5 W5) to win 5 out of 14. They lost in their previous away game against Burnley (2-1). In their 14 away league games, they scored 18 goals against their hosts and conceded 17 in return.

At home, West Brom's situation is better as they managed (W7 D4 L4) to win on 7 occasions out of 15 games. With 44 points in 29 games, West Brom is sitting in the 6th position. They have netted 39 goals this season and conceded 30 in return.

Brandon Thomas-Asante is the team’s top scorer with 5 goals followed by Jed Wallace (4) and Grady Diangana (4) respectively in 2nd and 3rd positions. 

West Brom’s possible lineup

Button; Furlong, O’Shea, Pieters, Townsend; Molumby, Yokuslu; Albrighton, Wallace, Diangana; Dike.

Birmingham vs West Brom expert tips

West Brom has lost once in their last 6 league visits against Birmingham City. But recently this season they have lost at home against Birmingham. West Brom looks promising with their away performance which could bother Birmingham a bit as they are struggling with their poor home performance. After analyzing all the facts, we anticipate West Brom to win the match. In this match, we can expect less than 3 goals as both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.