Betting tips › Championship › Cardiff City v Birmingham City
ChampionshipSat 24 Oct 14:00 UTCCardiff City StadiumCardiff City v Birmingham City tips
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Birmingham CityDWLDDBirmingham City arrive with a steadier recent run of results than their hosts. The betting odds have them slightly favored at 2.50 to take all three points.
- Birmingham City managed to avoid defeat in three of their last five matches including a solid win and two draws.
- Cardiff City head into this fixture having lost three of their last five outings in a difficult run of form.
- The market prices Birmingham City at 2.50 to win which offers decent value given the contrasting recent form of both sides.
- Birmingham City have also recorded a recent loss in their last five games showing they are far from invincible on the road.
- Cardiff City will have home advantage at Cardiff City Stadium which always gives them a fighting chance to turn things around.
Both teams have shown enough defensive vulnerability in their recent results to suggest neither will keep a clean sheet.
The total goals line is set at 2.5 but prices are not currently available for this market.
This is an opinion, not advice. A model wrote it from the form and the prices on this page. It has no team news and it is not a promise of any result. The call settles itself when the game ends, win or lose. Never stake money you cannot afford to lose. How our calls work
Built from: Form from settled results on this site. Prices from the odds feed.
Edge Analysis
The market makes Birmingham City the side to beat here at 38%, but only just, so this reads as a close call rather than a mismatch. Our model lands on Birmingham City, and it backs that with a 2 units stake. Birmingham City arrive with a steadier recent run of results than their hosts. The betting odds have them slightly favored at 2.50 to take all three points.
Cardiff City come in solid, winning 48% of 40 on record. 13 of their 21 home games went their way, and the numbers point to a side that scores freely. Right now they are on 1 win in a row.
Birmingham City come in patchy, winning 33% of 40 on record. 6 of their 20 away games went their way, and the numbers point to a fairly even scoring record. Right now they are on 1 draw in a row.
The prices turn into 36% for CAR, 26% for the draw and 38% for BIR once the bookmaker margin is stripped out. There is little between the two in the market, so the edge, if there is one, sits in the detail rather than the headline price. Our call sits at 2.50, and we only stake it because the reasons for it outweigh the reasons against.
- Birmingham City have also recorded a recent loss in their last five games showing they are far from invincible on the road.
- Cardiff City will have home advantage at Cardiff City Stadium which always gives them a fighting chance to turn things around.
We back Birmingham City for 2 units. It settles itself when the game ends, win or lose, and it goes on the record either way. This is an opinion read off the form and the prices on this page, not advice, and never a promise of a result.
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Recent Performance
Cardiff City40 games on record- Scored72and let in50
- At home13 winsfrom21
- Right now1 win in a row
Birmingham City40 games on record- Scored52and let in55
- On the road6 winsfrom20
- Right now1 draw in a row
Counted from the settled results on this site, newest first. Nothing here is copied from anywhere else, so if a number looks wrong the mistake is ours.