Match Preview

Following the international break, the domestic action returns to England with Championship leaders Cardiff City travelling up the M5 to face Birmingham City. Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds flew out of the blocks with five successive wins and they have lost just once – to Preston – in their first 11 games. They arrive here on the back of a disappointing 0-0 home draw with Derby.

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Harry Redknapp was sacked after just 13 games in charge of Birmingham City. The club’s hierarchy allowed him to spend £15 million on players and then jettisoned him after he had worked with those players for one week. How has that worked out? A 6-1 thrashing at Hull City last time says plenty and they are mired in a relegation battle, with two wins from 11.

Our Birmingham City vs Cardiff City preview and soccer predictions suggest that new Birmingham manager Steve Cotterill has a tough job on his hands and that the visitors can maintain their title charge with a win. It is rare that there are goals galore when these two meet and our Birmingham City vs Cardiff City predictions highlight that this may be another tight, tense affair as the hosts will be hard to break down in a bid to climb the table.

Birmingham City vs Cardiff City Prediction and Betting Advice

On current form, seeing Cardiff at odds-against to beat Birmingham City is astonishing. Admittedly, they stopped the rot before the Hull debacle with a draw at Derby and a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday. However, they have shipped at least two goals in five of their last eight league games and their brittle defence has been harshly exposed time and again.

With Cardiff winning three of their five away games and drawing another, the reason that Birmingham are not a bigger price than they should be can be put down to history. Cardiff have won just once at St Andrew’s since 1927 (a 1-0 win on New Year’s Day, 2013) and four of the last six meetings have been drawn.

Through the first 10 games, Cardiff had 172 shots, the second highest in the Championship, and 63 shots on target (the highest). Yet despite a fast start, Warnock’s men have won just two of their last six (against Sunderland and Leeds), but this is a winnable fixture against a side still trying to find its identity and Birmingham City vs Cardiff City betting tips suggest that a rare away win can buck a trend, with Unibet offering tasty odds.

While it is a little simplistic to look at what has gone on in previous seasons – these two teams are completely different, after all – sometimes a trend can be your friend. And a glance at the previous meetings reveals that 10 of the last 11 meetings saw fewer than three goals scored, including the last seven. Furthermore, the last seven meetings at St Andrew’s have also contained fewer than three goals.

Under 2.5 goals in total might seem a little far-fetched, given that the hosts shipped six goals at Hull, yet seven of Birmingham’s 10 games prior to that yielded less than three goals. History, both recent and between both teams, may be a decent barometer to the goals tally. With the current soccer odds, under 2.5 goals looks to be one of the more tempting Birmingham City vs Cardiff City bets and 10Bet are on the money with their quote.