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West Brom vs Birmingham Prediction & Betting tips
The football heart in the West Midlands beats again in the championship this season. Only with the Wolverhampton Wanderers is currently a club of this once glorious football region in the Premier League. Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion (rank 4, 67 points) and Birmingham City (rank 18, 41 points) carry their derbies one level lower. The area is best known for the “Black Country Derby” between West Brom and the Wolves or the “Second City Derby” between Villa and City. In the middle of March, this game was the source of plenty of negative headlines when a Birmingham City “fan” stormed the lawn of St Andrew’s Stadium and slapped Villa captain Jack Grealish in the back.
Such hatred and fanaticism does not exist on Friday night (live on Sky Sports England and Bet365). Although it is a West Midlands derby, it is in last place in all the rivalries in the West Midlands. Sporting explosiveness nevertheless offers this duel. West Bromwich hopes after the dismissal of Darren Moore not only to finally be able to present a successor, but also on a blunder on the current top-3 teams. Because with its own winning streak even the direct rise would be within reach. Birmingham City, after the now final verdict and the associated point deduction of the Football League, the gaze must face down again and collect more points. Favorite is between West Brom and Birmingham, according to the odds of bookmakers the home team. This view is consistent with West Brom vs Birmingham with our forecast for a tip on home win baggies.
West brom:
With a victory on Friday night, West Brom would increase the pressure on Sheffield United and Leeds before both can relock on Saturday. The gap between West Brom and the second direct promotion place is currently seven points. At the same time, the baggies have a ten-point lead over a non-playoff spot. Currently it is more likely that West Brom is fourth in the playoffs, as that in the remaining eight games, a dramatic change in one or the other direction in the table is brought about. In early March, coach Darren Moore was dismissed despite this good starting position. The Baggies were aiming for a direct Premier League return before the start of the season, but the dismissal of the 44-year-old caused a frown. Moore took over in April 2018 from Alan Pardew. Although Moore drove eleven out of a possible 18 points in his last Premier League games, he could not stop relegation. Nevertheless, this yield brought him next to the title “Premier League Coach of the Month”, also a contract for the championship season. As a player Moore rose between 2001 and 2006 twice with the Baggies in the Premier League.
Although the Baggies under Moore at times the best away team in the league (11-3-5), but after only four wins from twelve championship games with defeats to the uphill rivals Middlesbrough, Sheff United and Leeds, the club leadership was forced to, the Albion legend at the door. Despite the best offensive in the league with 72 goals, of which only 34 goals go to the account of Jay Rodriguez and Dwight Gayle go, the Baggies conceded too many goals. Under Moore, most of the top 8 teams were in the meantime. After the negotiations with ex-Fulham coach Slavisa Jokanovic, who led the Cottagers last season via playoff in the Premier League, so far led to no result, interim coach James Shan could even stay until the end of the season. A stale aftertaste remains. To put an actually successful coach hastily in front of the door, without having a suitable plan B in the bag, does not testify of professionalism. On Friday night West Brom is against Birmingham according to odds still favorite on three points. This illustrates at least the tendency of bookmakers.
Birmingham:
During the international break the nine points deduction for Birmingham City was announced. The club had previously violated the Financial Fair Play of the English Football League (EFL) and made 44 million losses in the past three seasons. For Birmingham was already booked for this season with a transfer ban. Instead of squinting at the playoff spots, the blues are now suddenly in the relegation battle of the championship. Five points is the lead on the first relegation place. Normally, the team of coach Gary Monk should still be able to get the necessary counts for relegation. In addition, Birmingham was lucky in the disaster, because initially there were twelve points deduction in the room, which could have made the situation much more precarious. Nevertheless, Birmingham meets the penalty at an unfavorable time. Earlier, England was discussing possible implications for the Derby incident, as a Blues supporter attacked Villa captain Grealish during the ongoing game. In addition, Birmingham lost the past four championship games in series and all to zero.
Of the recent seven league games only one was won (1-1-5), but this away at Bristol City, this week presented their new logo for the upcoming season. In addition, Birmingham played only once in the past 14 league games to zero. That’s another reason why West Brom vs. Birmingham has our prediction for the home win baggies. In the period of careless spending, however, in the summer of 2016, Che Adams was also obliged by Sheffield United for two million euros. A stroke of luck, because the 22-year-old is likely to bring in the blues in the summer 25 million euros plus X. Adams met 21 times this season, including ten times in the 2019 calendar year. In addition, Adams scored nine out of the last twelve goals Birmingham brought out of the game. Only Norwich Teemu Pukki was even more successful at goalkeeping than Adams (18).
West Brom vs Birmingham head to head matches
14.09.18 CHA Birmingham West Brom 1 : 1
24.01.15 FAC Birmingham West Brom 1 : 2
05.03.11 PL Birmingham West Brom 1 : 3
18.09.10 PL West Brom Birmingham 3 : 1
18.03.07 CHA West Brom Birmingham 1 : 1