Birmingham vs Preston Betting Tips & Predictions

There isn’t a great deal at stake here with both sides nestled nicely in the top 10 but without realistic hope of the play-offs. Both managers will reflect on good seasons but will be keen to pick up a win here to turn around recent slumps in form. Birmingham were in serious contention for the top six for most of the season but they’ve lost 4 of their last 5 matches and have won only 1 of their last 8 to suggest they really have hit the wall in the home stretch. This is their third successive home game after 2-1 defeats against Leeds and Burnley over the past week although they were a bit unfortunate to lose against the Clarets after quite a strong performance.

Preston have also struggled of late with 1 point coming from their last 3 matches. They could only draw 1-1 at home to struggling MK Dons at the weekend but their away record in 2016 in the league is quite good. They’ve won 4 of their 9 games on the road this year losing just 3 and they’ve won two of their last 3 away from home. Therefore they have plenty of reason to travel with a bit of confidence here particularly given Birmingham’s poor form.

This is is likely to be a fairly low-key game with both sides having already achieved their ambitions for the season. Judging on the recent games of these pair we can expect goals at both ends. Both teams have scored in 5 of Preston’s last 6 matches and also 5 of Birmingham’s last 6. The Blues have lost their last two home games 2-1 and Preston have won 2 of their last 3 away games by the same margin so certainly backing Preston to win 2-1 at 11/1 looks to offer good value here.