West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City Prediction and Betting Tips

West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City bring round 17 of EFL Championship to an end when they square off at the Hawthorns on Wednesday. Both sides head into the midweek tie off the back of contrasting results, with the Blues claiming a comfortable home win over Norwich City.

West Bromwich Albion were sent crashing back to earth last weekend when they fell to a 3-2 defeat against Coventry City after giving up a two-goal first-half lead at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

Prior to that, the Baggies snapped their four-game winless run (1D 3L) just before the international break when they secured a 2-1 victory over Oxford United at the Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion have picked up 21 points from their 16 Championship matches so far to sit 17th in the standings, level on points with 16th-placed Southampton.

On the other hand, Birmingham City turned in an attacking show of class on Saturday when they cruised to a 4-1 victory over Norwich City at the St. Andrew’s Stadium.

The Blues have now won three of their most recent four matches in the league, with a 2-1 loss against Middlesbrough on November 8 being the exception.

Birmingham City have picked up 24 points from their 16 league games so far to sit ninth in the Championship table, level on points with Ipswich Town and Leicester City.

West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

With 62 wins from the last 139 meetings between the two long-time rivals, West Bromwich Albion have a superior record in the history of this fixture.
Birmingham City have picked up 39 wins since their first encounter back in March 1886, while the spoils have been shared on 39 occasions.
West Brom are unbeaten in seven of their last eight Championship home games, picking up four wins and three draws since the start of May.
Birmingham City have won just one of their most recent seven away matches, while losing five and claiming one draw since late August.

West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City Prediction

Having won just one of their last six matches, West Brom are in for another tough 90 minutes against a Birmingham City side, who have picked up nine points from the last 12 available. However, the Baggies have lost just one of their last six home games in this fixture and we predict they will hold out for a share of the spoils on Wednesday.

Prediction: West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Birmingham City