It is an interesting contest at the top of League One in the midweek fixtures as a faltering Birmingham City side travel south to face a defensively solid Exeter City.
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Our Three Predictions For Exeter City vs Birmingham City
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- Prediction 1 – Goals In Both Halves – 8/11
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- Prediction 2 – Over 2.5 Goals Scored – 21/25
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- Prediction 3 – Birmingham City To Win – 3/5
First Prediction For Exeter City vs Birmingham City – Goals In Both Halves – 8/11
Birmingham City and to a lesser extent Exeter are free-scoring teams and goals are sure to come at any time in this contest. There have been goals in both halves in four of Birmingham’s last five games, with The Grecians seeing three in the same number of league games. There should be plenty of goals in these games and they could go in at any time.
Second Prediction For Exeter City vs Birmingham City – Over 2.5 Goals Scored – 21/25
Exeter City have up until recently been the standout defence in League One. However, they have been faltering as of late, with Wrexham handing them a 3-0 pummelling on top of shedding 2 goals each to Reading and Huddersfield Town. Birmingham have consistently scored in matches with an average of 1.86 goals per game. They have scored 13 goals in seven away games and combined with Exeter’s chances with players like Millenic Alli and Josh Magennis, this is likely to be a high-scoring game.
Third Prediction For Exeter City vs Birmingham City – Birmingham City To Win – 3/5
If this is to be a high-scoring contest, then it will be Birmingham City who have the firepower to get themselves over the line. With Stansfield, Dykes and to a lesser extent May owing to his goal drought, Blues have a very dangerous and diverse arsenal up front. Exeter have started to see defensive frailties emerge and with Wrexham putting three past them on the weekend, there is a vulnerability to their side. The visitors should clinch this one but the difference could vary wildly.
Best Odds For Exeter City vs Birmingham City
| Bookmaker | Exeter City | Draw | Birmingham City |
| Betarno | 7/2 | 5/2 | 3/5 |
| Gentleman Jim | 15/4 | 13/5 | 13/20 |
| Myriadplay | 15/4 | 53/20 | 31/50 |
Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head
Birmingham City have been widely tipped to be the team to watch this season in League One and have largely matched their title aspirations but have been in somewhat of a wobble across recent matches. They are winless in their last three league matches following draws to Mansfield Town and Northampton Town before a shock loss to Shrewsbury Town over the weekend. They are in fifth place but have games in hand over the teams above them, with a win on the night putting them back in second and two points behind leaders Wycombe Wanderers having played the same number of games upon the final whistle.
Exeter City have had a much poorer string of results in their last five matches, losing in three of them and conceding seven times, nearly half the amount they have let in the net this season. Their efforts were not helped by the controversy surrounding their game against Lincoln City taking place despite missing key players due to the international break. The loss to Wrexham in their most recent game saw them cede their lead in the fewest conceded table to Wigan Athletic. A win on Tuesday night could put them into the playoff places by the final whistle but would need results to go their way and a 3-goal swing to enter the top six.
This is the first match between the two sides since 1999, with the teams playing each other in the knockout rounds of the EFL Trophy in December followed by the reverse league fixture in January.
Confrontation
26/11/2024
League One League One
Exeter City
Birmingham City
0
2
Last Results - Exeter 
07/12/2024
League One League One
Stockport County
Exeter
2
0
L
03/12/2024
League One League One
Exeter City
Wycombe Wanderers
2
2
D
30/11/2024
FA Cup FA Cup
Exeter City
Chesterfield
2
0
W
26/11/2024
League One League One
Exeter City
Birmingham City
0
2
L
23/11/2024
League One League One
Wrexham
Exeter City
3
0
L
Last Results - Birmingham
07/12/2024
League One League One
Barnsley
Birmingham
1
2
W
04/12/2024
League One League One
Birmingham City
Stockport County
2
0
W
01/12/2024
FA Cup FA Cup
Blackpool
Birmingham City
1
2
W
26/11/2024
League One League One
Exeter City
Birmingham City
0
2
W
23/11/2024
League One League One
Shrewsbury Town
Birmingham City
3
2
L
Where To Watch Exeter City vs Birmingham City
Where can I watch the game, either on TV or in person?
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- Location: St. James’ Park, Exeter, Devon
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- Date: November 26th, 2024
This game is available to watch in the UK on Sky Sports+, with kickoff at 7:45 pm.
Probable Lineups For Exeter City vs Birmingham City
What sort of lineup can we expect from this important League One clash?
Predicted Exeter City Lineup
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- Lineup: Whitworth; Crama, Sweeney, Yfeko; Niskanen, Francis, Woods, Watts; Doyle, Alli, Magennis
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- Injured/Suspended: Jones, Wildschut
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- Manager: Gary Caldwell
Predicted Birmingham City Lineup
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- Lineup: Allsopp; Laird, Bielik, Klarer, Cochrane; Iwata, Paik; Willumsson, May, Anderson, Stansfield
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- Injured/Suspended: Sampsted, Wright, Hansson, Buchanan
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- Manager: Chris Davies
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