Leicester vs Birmingham Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship

Prediction published on 06/04/2024, 01:31  by Matthew Newman in Championship Predictions

A Championship clash on Saturday that has implications at both ends of the table as Leicester City hosts Birmingham City. Four losses in a six-game span saw Leicester fall out of the automatic promotion spots. They beat Norwich 3-1 on Easter Monday but a win for both Ipswich and Leeds saw the positions maintained. The Foxes have a game in hand which could take them back to the top again but this will be seen as a must-win game. Perhaps a run to the quarter-final stage of the FA Cup was not ideal for them, losing a little league focus but they did beat Birmingham 3-0 at home in that competition. They also won 3-2 away at Birmingham back in December so they will be looking to complete the clean sweep this season. 

Gary Rowett is the sixth different manager Birmingham City has had this season and their third caretaker as the team tries to find a path through a torrid campaign. They have two away games after this one at Huddersfield and Rotherham who are both below them in the relegation places so their fate rests in their own hands. They topped Preston 1-0 on Easter Monday at St Andrew's to ease two points clear of the drop but now face this difficult trip to take on the team who have been top of the league for the majority of the season. Goals have been hard to come by, blanked on 14 occasions this season which is 35% of their league games that they have failed to find the back of the net.