West Brom v Birmingham betting tips: Baggies can go top with win

Birmingham have slumped of late and their 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest ahead of the international break certainly did not sit well with boss Lee Bowyer, who savaged his side’s ability to defend and accused some players of complacency.

"It's a disappointing result. It is just not going in for us at the moment."

The Boss on #BIRFOR. 💬

— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) October 2, 2021

Blues are 16th in the table with 12 points from 11 games and have failed to score in their last four Championship outings. It is 33/20 that West Brom win to nil.

Birmingham are 19/4 to win at The Hawthorns, while the draw is available at odds of 29/10. Albion have drawn three of their last six Championship games.

West Brom v Birmingham head-to-head

West Brom are unbeaten against Birmingham in the last eight meetings (W5 D3). They won 3-2 at St Andrew’s in December 2019 before being held to a 0-0 draw at home in the reverse fixture in June 2020.

Nine of the last 11 meetings saw both sides find the net, and it is 5/6 that this is the case again in the West Brom v Birmingham betting tips.

Birmingham have not won at The Hawthorns since August 2005 and have only won two of their last 10 visits since the start of the decade.

Five of the last seven meetings saw three goals or more scored in total and it is 4/5 that we see three or more goals on Friday night.

West Brom v Birmingham key battles

If West Brom do have a weakness, it has been their opponents’ ability to target the space in behind their wing-backs but with Scott Hogan struggling to hold the ball up effectively, Chuks Aneke failing to make much of an impact and Troy Deeney not yet up to speed, Birmingham may struggle to take advantage. They are 13/10 to either win or draw the game on the Double Chance market,

Plus, they have to find a way past England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, who is on West Ham’s radar.

The stopper is out of contract next summer and will be available on a free transfer if he fails to sign a new deal with the Baggies. West Brom are 5/4 to keep a clean sheet.

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication