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Birmingham City Brentford betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this game will be the triumph of Birmingham. In this meeting it is expected that the home team will dominate much of the game and enjoy more opportunities to score goals, not just for playing at home, but by presenting a squad far superior to the opponent. On the other hand, the team of Wigan has some weaknesses playing in this condition, which will be decisive for a outcome in favor of the home team.
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Preview
Birmingham City and Brentford meet at St. Andrew's Stadium, in a match for the 25th round of the Championship. Birmingham City got an away win by (1‑2), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 26‑11‑2016. The recent head‑to‑head record favours the home team, since they have a record of 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 matches. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Brentford presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Birmingham

After 9 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in the 11th position, havinf won 35 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Barnsley by (2‑2), after in the previous match they have lost (1‑0) an away match against Derby County. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home league matches Birmingham City has a record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 20 points out of 30 possible. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑0 (5 out of 12 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 8 of the last 12 for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 10 of their 24 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for this competition: they have suffered 6 of their 16 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Birmingham's team starts this journey with a tie to two balls in the field of Barnsley, making this the third consecutive match without a win in the competition: goals from Maghoma and Jutkiewicz. In this game against an opponent of bottom of the table, the coach Gianfranco Zola will keep the team in 4-4-2 benefiting the ball and supported attacks, looking for the best way to enjoy the defensive difficulties of opponent.
At the last meeting in this condition, Birmingham lost against the second placed Brighton by 1-2. For this game the coach can't count on Caddis, Gleeson, Donaldson and Wiggins, players recovering from injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Tomasz Kuszczak, Jonathan Spector, Jonathan Grounds, Michael Morrison, Ryan Shotton, David Davis, Robert Tesche, Jacques Maghoma, David Cotterill, Che Adams, Lukas Jutkiewicz.

Analysis Brentford

The away team is currently in the 15th position of the league, with 30 points won, after 8 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Cardiff City, by (2‑2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Norwich City, by (0‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 13 conceded. Their last away match for this competition ended in a loss by (1‑0) against Leeds United. In the last 10 away league matches Brentford has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 12 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 11 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 12 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Brentford's crew continues to go through many difficulties in this competition, however, and although this rough season, the team hasn't lost two consecutive games: in the last game they tied at home without goals against Norwich. In this game away from home the coach Dean Smith is using the same tactical system of last match, i.e., 3-5-2, Vibe and Hogan  are the men of the attack in the visiting team: the second of which is the top scorer with 13 goals. One of the great problems of Brentford in games away from home is in the defensive sector, since it suffered on average 1.58 goals per meeting. For this game the visitors can't count on McCormack, Judge, Elder and Henry, all injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Daniel Bentley, Andreas Bjelland, John Egan, Harlee Dean, Maxime Colin, Yoann Barbet, Josh McEachran, Ryan Woods, Romaine Sawyers, Scott Hogan, Lasse Vibe.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Birmingham vs Brentford match, on 2 January 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Kenya, goes to: Asian Handicap, Birmingham 0.0 ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Birmingham vs Brentford on 2 January 2017 will be played at Birmingham, St. Andrew's Stadium.

 

Championship - 2016/2017

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 23.7%
  • Away team wins 28.9%
  • Over 1.5 73.61%
  • Over 2.5 48.83%
  • Over 3.5 25.13%
  • Goals 1446
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.11
  • Both teams score 52.6%
  • Goals after 80' 17.98%
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