Birmingham City vs Preston North End Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Preview

This Saturday afternoon (15:00) game features two sides in opposite halves of the Championship table. Here we have our match preview with all the best predictions, betting tips and match stats. Birmingham continued their recent struggles as they went down 2-0 to Leeds at Elland Road on Tuesday night.  The Blues saw more of the ball and had more shots on target but still could not find a way through against a strong defence. I thought Preston would be difficult opponents for Cardiff last time out but nobody saw them defeating the previously unbeaten side 3-0. Josh Harrop, Sean Maguire and Alan Browne all netted once to give them all three points. Preston are unbeaten in their last seven against Birmingham including taking four points off them last season. The game at Deepdale ended 2-1 and the game in the Midlands 2-2 with Che Adams netting in both fixtures.

This is a tricky game as if you take short-term view then the price on the visitors is tempting as they are in form against a side badly out of it. This game though reminds me a little of West Ham and Huddersfield in the Premier League last week. The truth is over a long-term run these are two mid-table Championship sides so the fact that Birmingham are outsiders at their own ground must be the value call. The price suggests siding with the Blues with the option to have the safety blanket of the draw no bet market. Neither of these two are firing in the goals so the under 2.5 goals is sensible though I would not put anyone off a bet on under 1.5 even considering the three Preston away ties so far have produced just one goal.

Birmingham draw no bet

Under 1.5 goals in this game