Birmingham City are trying to get back into the automatic promotion places, as they travel to Barnsley who themselves are looking for a win to take them back into playoff contention.
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Our Three Predictions For Barnsley v Birmingham City
- Prediction 1 – Birmingham City To Win – 89/100
- Prediction 2 – Match To End In A Draw – 5/2
- Prediction 3 – Both Teams To Score – Yes – 14/25
First Prediction For Barnsley v Birmingham City – Birmingham City To Win 89/100
The Blues back after dropping points against Shrewsbury Town on the road to win two straight games on their travels to once again put themselves in the thick of the automatic promotion race. Their away form, despite the defeat to bottom the side, has been very consistent, and a reason why they are proving the early forecasts of an immediate return to the Championship. Their hosts Barnsley have had some mixed results at home, and lost last weekend in the FA Cup on penalties, meaning their last win at Oakwell was a month ago when they ran out 2-0 winners against Rotherham United.
Second Prediction For Barnsley V Birmingham City – Match To End In A Draw = 5/2
Having drawn a third of their 18 games so far, Barnsley could look at a point in this encounter being a good one. They have built their playoff push on being able to not lose games, and were unlucky not to get a point at Wrexham in midweek. If their are as resilient in this game as in that one Birmingham will have to be at their best to break them down. Birmingham may see a draw here as a decent result as they still have games in hand over the teams above them, so if the game is tight late on City may have to settle for just their fourth league draw of the campaign.
Third Prediction For Barnsley v Birmingham City – Both Teams To Score – Yes – 14/25
Both teams have been very consistent scoring goals so far, which has led to both having decent promotion aspirations. The failure to score in the FA Cup last time out will be a wake up call, and Barnsley will aim to make use of City’s somewhat at times porous defence. That said Barnsley have one of the worst defemces in the league, which is a surprise given their current league stadning, so they will have to be at their best to stop a Birmingham attack that has scored 30 goals in its 16 games so far. This adds up to goals being scored in this game by both sides.
Best Odds For Barnsley v Birmingham City
| Bookmaker | Barnsley Win | Draw | Birmingham City Win |
| MyriadPlay | 5/2 | 5/2 | 89/100 |
| GentlemanJim | 12/5 | 13/5 | 10/11 |
| Betarno | 63/25 | 253/100 | 22/25 |
Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head To Head
Darrell Clarke will not be afraid of taking the game to Birmingham as they search for points to bolster their promotion ambitions. His side are tough to beat and will have to be so again to stop City’s inevitable it seems run to the Championship. Adam Phillips has scored five teams from midfield and is ahead by one from the strike duo of Davis Keillor-Dunn and Stephen Humphrys. It is that trios goals that have kept The Tykes in contention.
Alfie May’s brace in midweek put Chris Davies’ Birmingham in a very strong position. Up into third place with games in hand on their main rivals at the top, Wycombe Wanderers and Wrexham. The win was against another contender, Stockport County, and May took his personal tally to seven for the season, alongside Jay Stansfield. Throw in the five goals from midfield dynamo Tomaki Iwata, and four more from Icelandic striker Willum Willumsson, the goals keep flowing. Their two goals a game average across all competitions shows the attacking intent, and this should prove too much for Barnsley who have not won in the fixture since March 2021.
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Where To Watch Barnsley v Birmingham City
- Location: Oakwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
- Date And Time: December 7, 3pm
- TV Channel: This match is not due to be televised live
Probable Lineups For Barnsley v Birmingham City
Probable Lineup For Barnsley
Team: Killip; Givigney, Roberts, Earl; O’Keeffe, Phillips, Connell, Russell, Gent; Keillor-Dunn, Humphrys
Manager: Darrell Clarke
Probable Lineup For Birmingham City
Team: Allsop; Davies, Klarer, Bielik; Cochrane, Seung-Ho, Iwata, Anderson; Stansfield, Willumsson, May
Manager: Chris Davies
