Birmingham City vs Cardiff City
11th December 1500hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
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Odds: 7/2 odds taken 1017 GMT, Friday 10 December
Lee Bowyer’s Birmingham City and Steve Morison’s Cardiff City meet at St Andrew’s this Saturday afternoon in the EFL Championship. The Blues head into this one having lost three of their last five. As for the Bluebirds, they have lost three and won three of their previous six fixtures. The pair will be hoping to bounce back after defeats last time out. Birmingham are the favourites, but Cardiff have been tough to beat away from home under Morison. Read on for the latest odds and best tips.
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Birmingham City Preview – Can the Blues make home advantage count?
Lee Bowyer’s Birmingham City have had a mixed bag of results this season. The Blues have picked up seven wins, suffered nine defeats and drawn five. The Midlands club have taken 26 points from 21 league fixtures and have a -4 goal difference.
Birmingham head into this one in patchy form, losing three of the past five. They stopped a run on three without a win with a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Blackpool in their last home match. However, Bowyer’s boys could only follow that up with a 3-1 loss at Millwall last weekend.
Birmingham have been solid on home turf lately, winning three of four at St Andrew’s. They could certainly do with another home success here.
Cardiff City Preview – Will the Welsh team’s good away form continue?
Cardiff City have shown a massive improvement since Steve Morison took over from the sacked Mick McCarthy. Before Morison’s appointment, Cardiff had lost eight Championship games on the bounce.
So far, the Bluebirds have won three, lost three and drawn one of seven under new management. Before last weekend’s home loss to Sheffield United, City had won three of four.
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Cardiff are unbeaten away from home under Morison, winning at Preston North End and Luton Town after coming from three goals down to draw 3-3 at Stoke City. Can they return to Wales with a positive result on Saturday?
Birmingham City vs Cardiff City Betting Advice
Cardiff thumped Birmingham when these two teams met at the end of last season. Harry Wilson, who is now at Fulham, hit a stunning a hat-trick, while Mark Harris was also on the scoresheet in the 4-0 romp. At the Cardiff City Stadium earlier in the season, the Bluebirds edged a five-goal thriller.
Cardiff are unbeaten in five against Birmingham, winning four and drawing one. In those five meetings, the Welsh outfit have scored 15 goals.
Key Facts – Birmingham City vs Cardiff City Betting Tip
- Birmingham have won three of their last four at home
- Cardiff are unbeaten in three on the road (two wins, one draw)
- The Bluebirds have scored 15 in their last five games against the Blues
Birmingham are the favourites on home soil, but Cardiff have looked good away from home under Morison. We can see the two evenly matched teams playing out a score draw in the Midlands. 7/2 is your price for the draw and both teams to score.
Birmingham have scored the opening goal in their last four at home, going on to win three of those. The home team are priced at 8/11 to open the scoring in this one.
The best betting odds for Birmingham City vs Cardiff City
Birmingham City to win: 6/5 at Bet365
Draw: 9/4 at Bet365
Cardiff City to win: 23/10 at Bet365
