Newcastle United vs Birmingham City Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

After neither side could get the job done when Newcastle first faced Birmingham, they go at it again on Wednesday night and we are backing both teams to score at 4/5 with bet365 when they do. For our correct score tip we think they will play out another draw and take it all the way to extra time. A 1-1 draw is priced at 13/2 with the same site.

It’s been a tricky few weeks for Rafa Benitez and his Newcastle side and although they still lead the Championship their form has definitely dipped of late. That dip in form has likely been down to the list of players that are unavailable for the Magpies, so the return of Jonjo Shelvey from a five-game ban will be a welcome boost. Newcastle do boast the best offensive record in the division but with the absence of strikers Dwight Gayle and Aleksandar Mitrovic they will likely turn to the experienced Daryl Murphy, who has two goals in his last two appearances.

The form of the visitors is hardly something to write home about either as Birmingham have struggled to adjust to life under Gianfranco Zola. The Blues are without a win in their previous six games but can take heart of at least getting a goal in the head to head as six of the previous eight meetings between these sides has finished with both teams managing to find the back of the net.