West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City Betting Tip Home Win -2 – 20 June 2020

Easy win for the Baggies

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West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City
20 June 1500hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
Pick Home Win -2
Bookmaker Bet365
Odds: 4/1 odds taken 1408 GMT, Friday 19 June

Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City square off at The Hawthorns in the EFL Championship on Saturday. The Baggies start the weekend in second place, one point adrift of leaders Leeds United. As for the Blues, they are down in 16th after an average season thus far. West Brom are the big favourites in this one.

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West Bromwich Albion Preview – Will the Baggies get back to winning ways?

Slaven Bilic’s West Bromwich Albion have fared better on the road this season, with 39 of their 70 points coming on their travels. Having said that, only seven teams have picked up more home points.

Leeds are a point ahead of the Baggies in the race for the Championship title. More importantly, though, Bilic’s boys are currently six points above third place with nine matches to play. West Brom have had a superb season so far, winning 19, drawing 13 and losing only five of 37 league matches.

Our betting prediction:
West Brom to win both halves
10/3

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(odds taken 1410 GMT, Friday 19 June)

 
Despite their lofty league position, Albion will be looking for their first win in four league and cup fixtures on Saturday. Before the enforced break, the Baggies lost 1-0 at home to Wigan Athletic before drawing 0-0 with Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. In between, West Brom were beaten 3-2 by Newcastle United in the Emirates FA Cup.

Albion have only won two of nine at home in all competitions, but they are the strong favourites to put a big three points on the board this weekend. This should be a comfortable home victory.

Birmingham City Preview – Can the Blues extend unbeaten away league record to eight?

Birmingham City have been hard to beat away from home, losing just once on the road in Championship action since November. However, they did lose 1-0 at Leicester City in the FA Cup in their previous away fixture.

Before the break, Birmingham lost 3-1 at home to Reading. The Blues were unbeaten in ten before that, although six of those ended in draws. The Blues are eight points above the bottom three and nine points behind the play-off places. Suffice to say, City should be plying their trade in the Championship next season.

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Pep Clotet’s days at St Andrew’s are numbered, as the Spanish boss has decided to leave Birmingham at the end of the season. He has had one or two bright moments in the Midlands, but it’s been a frustrating season on the whole. Nevertheless, Birmingham will be hoping for a strong finish to their 19-20 campaign.

 

West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City Betting Advice

These two were involved in a thriller in the reverse match at St Andrew’s back in December. Birmingham led twice thanks to goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz and Harlee Dean. However, Charlie Austin had the last laugh, coming off the bench with 20 minutes to go to bag a brace and give the Baggies a memorable 3-2 win at the home of their rivals.

 

Key Facts – West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City Betting Tip

  • West Brom have lost just one Championship game in 2020
  • Birmingham are winless in six league and cup matches, drawing four and losing two
  • The Blues have not beaten the Baggies since October 2006

 

West Brom have an excellent recent record over the Blues, winning five and drawing two of the previous seven league and cup meetings. Birmingham’s last win in this fixture came way back in October 2006.

As the Baggies look to keep hold of their promotion spot, Bilic will be demanding maximum points from this home fixture. West Brom should have no problems, so take a punt on the hosts to win -2 at 4/1.

 

The best betting odds for West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City

West Bromwich Albion to win: 8/13 at Bet365
Draw: 3/1 at Bet365
Birmingham City to win: 9/2 at Bet365