It is round two of Wolves v Birmingham FA Cup betting, as the two Midlands rivals go at it again in a replay for a place in the fourth round. The two sides scrapped out a 0-0 draw at St Andrews at the first attempt, in what was a far more dreary than dynamic affair. It was fair result in the end though, with neither team looking as if they really wanted to go on and take the game by the scruff of the neck and actually win it. Neither side were really helped by a pretty terrible pitch as well at St Andrews, so hopefully we have a better affair here, because it should be a heated and passionate affair a Midlands derby. Chris Hughton’s Birmingham are actually doing a pretty decent job in the Championship, in an attempt to get back up to the Premier League. After dealing with exploits in the Europa League and catching up on league matches because of it, the Blues are looking in decent shape. They are just outside the play off zone in the Championship, and haven’t lost in the league for five matches, and fired off a thumping 6-0 away victory at the struggling Millwall, just to give themselves a nice bit of confidence for the rematch against rivals Wolves. You can’t ignore Birmingham’s away form this season though, which hasn’t been great in truth. They have won just three out of thirteen attempts in the league, racking up seven defeats (although they are on a two game streak with no defeat). But after having the lions share of the few spoils there were at St Andrews in the FA Cup Third Round match, they will fancy their chances against Wolves, who can’t seem to buy a win at the moment.
Mick McCarthy’s men are hovering perilously close to the relegation zone again in the Premier League, although they are showing that usual grit and fight, as opposed to flair. Wolves have drawn four of their last five league matches, including their recent showing against the in form Tottenham. In total, Wolves haven’t won in eight matches now in all competitions. Boss McCarthy looks to have decided to give their most obvious route to goal, Steven Fletcher a rest, clearly with one eye on Premier League survival no doubt. In will come Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Kevin Doyle as McCarthy looks to balance a cup run with stayi8ng alive in the Premier League. Clearly there is a major preference out of those two options. Wolves aren’t a side which knows how to win games very well. They have a pretty woeful defence and that certainly doesn’t help out their somewhat limited attack. They will go without captain Roger Johnson, who was signed from Birmingham in the summer, as he limped out of the match at St Andrews after launching a crunching tackle. Probably going to be much changed sides from both managers, and it should be another tight match. But hopefully there is a lot more to cheer about on Wednesday night in this replay than there was in the first match. Wolves lead the Midlands derby head to head against Birmingham 61 to 38 (with 31 drawn matches) and a place in the fourth round against Sheffield United awaits the winner of Wolves v Birmingham FA Cup Betting.
Wolves v Birmingham FA Cup Betting Odds
Wolves to win: 11/10 at Bet365
Draw: 12/5 at Totesport
Birmingham to win: 29/10 at Stan James
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