Birmingham vs Bristol City predictions: Low-scoring affair likely at St Andrew's
Joe Casey
Ten of Birmingham’s last 13 games have gone under 2.5 goals
Bristol City have not scored in either of their two games, both defeats, this season
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Two points and two places separated Birmingham and Bristol City in the middle of the Championship table last season but the pair have had sharply contrasting results to start the new campaign.
Birmingham beat Swansea in the Carabao Cup before holding Sheffield United to a goalless draw while Bristol City were beaten by Walsall in the cup before losing 2-0 to Millwall in their first league game.
Team news
Max Bird made the move from Bristol City to Birmingham last week and could feature against his former club.
Lee Buchanan and Marc Leonard are out for the Blues while Adam Randell is suspended for the visitors and Cameron Pring is also expected to be absent.
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The stats
Bristol City have won only one of their last seven away games.
Birmingham picked up 44 of their 64 points last season at St Andrew’s.
Bristol City failed to register a shot on target in their 2-0 defeat to Millwall last weekend.
Birmingham have won three of the last four meetings between these two at home.
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Prediction
Bristol City splashed the cash on strikers Dom Ballard and Lorent Tolaj over the summer but they have failed to make an impact as yet in a team which is much changed from last season.
The Robins have failed to score in their first two games of the campaign and did not even manage a shot on target against Millwall, although they did play the majority of the game with 10 men after Adam Randell’s red card.
The visitors are a work in progress under new boss Michael Skubala and this could be a low-scoring affair when they take on Birmingham.
The Blues were one of the toughest teams to break down in the league at the back end of last season and have continued that trend with two clean sheets from their first two matches of this campaign.
Under 2.5 goals has landed in 10 of their last 13 matches and this could be another cagey affair, take the under once more.
Score prediction: Birmingham 1-0 Bristol City
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