Southampton vs Birmingham free prediction for Saturday’s Championship round 14 fixture at St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton. The game will start at 11:30 UTC.
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Since the beginning of the season, Southampton scored an average of 1.62 goals per game. In addition, they have scored two or fewer goals in 85% of their league games. Birmingham have conceded 1.08 goals per game this term in the Championship.
Prediction: Southampton to Score Under 2.5 Goals – 1.36
Southampton have done very well at the start of their matches. To illustrate, The Saints have scored the first goal in nine of their 13 matches in the Championship. Birmingham on the other side conceded the first goal in 46% of their league games.
Prediction: Southampton to Score the First Goal – 1.52
Southampton extended their unbeaten run to five matches after the 2-2 away draw with Preston on Wednesday. The Saints have scored at least a goal in the previous six matches and conceded 1.50 goals per game in eight rounds which is 19% lower than their season’s average of 1.85.
With the 0-2 home defeat against Hull City, Birmingham have conceded their second consecutive defeat and failed to score in those games. The Blues have lost all of the four road games ahead of their trip to Southampton.
Southampton: Bazunu; Peters, Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Manning; Smallbone, Downes, S. Armstrong; A. Armstrong, Alcaraz, Sulemana;
Birmingham: Ruddy; Drameh, Sanderson, Long, Longelo; Sunjic, Bielik; Hogan, Gardner, Dembele; Stansfield;