Hull vs Birmingham prediction, odds & betting tips 05/03/2024

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Hull - Birmingham

England Championship - MKM Stadium

Hull City will take on Birmingham City in the Championship on Tuesday, 5 March in a huge match at both ends of the league table. Hull City come into the match in sixth position in the Championship and need the points to fend off the teams below them. Birmingham, meanwhile, are fighting for their lives at the bottom of the table after a turbulent campaign. Ahead of the fixture, check out our Hull vs Birmingham prediction below.

Hull vs Birmingham prediction: Squeaky bum time has arrived

Key stats

• Hull City are unbeaten in their last five Championship matches.
• Birmingham have lost five of their last seven matches in all competitions.
• This will be their fourth meeting this season after they were drawn to play each other in the FA Cup, which ended up as a replay.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Rotherham given little chance

• HOME: 4/5 (1.80) – 55.6%
• DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.8%
• AWAY: 10/3 (4.33) – 23.1%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

The Hull vs Birmingham odds unsurprisingly lean in favour of the home team but the Tigers are perhaps not as short as you might have expected. They are the home side, the more in-form side and the side significantly higher in the league table so 4/5 (1.80) seems like fantastic value.

Birmingham City haven't had a season to remember. After starting the season well, they inexplicably sacked John Eustace and replaced him with Wayne Rooney. The Blues' form took a nosedive and they quickly replaced the England legend with Tony Mowbray. Things started going okay again under Mowbray but he has been forced to take some time off for medical reasons. They are now on their fourth manager of the season which makes their disjointed displays unsurprising.

There are some other free betting tips for this fixture that are worth a look. Over 2.5 goals is priced at 4/5 (1.80) and Hull/Hull in the first half/second half market at 15/8 (2.88).

Last five H2Hs: Two teams that will be sick of the sight of each other

As earlier mentioned, this will be the fourth meeting between the two sides this season. So far, the record is 1-1-1 so this match is effectively the decider. Going further back, Hull have a good record against Birmingham and have only lost two of the last 11 head-to-heads.

England FA Cup 16/01/24

Birmingham

2

Hull

1

England FA Cup 06/01/24

Hull

1

Birmingham

1

England Championship 25/10/23

Birmingham

0

Hull

2

England Championship 30/12/22

Birmingham

0

Hull

1

England Championship 16/10/22

Hull

0

Birmingham

2

Hull preview: Pushing for the top six

Hull could be the dark horses for promotion this season as they have found their best form of the season at the business end of the season. Injuries have also been kind to them and on Tuesday, they are only missing one player – Liam Delap.

Predicted lineup: Allsopp, Coyle, Greaves, Jones, Giles, Morton, Seri, Zaroury, Carvalho, Philogene & Sharp

England Championship 01/02/25

L

Stoke

2

Hull

1

England Championship 24/01/25

W

Sheff Utd

0

Hull

3

England Championship 21/01/25

L

QPR

2

Hull

1

England Championship 18/01/25

W

Millwall

0

Hull

1

England FA Cup 12/01/25

L

Doncaster

1 (5)

Hull

1 (4)

Birmingham preview: Pushing for the top six

Birmingham have chopped and changed their team a lot this season, which is hardly a surprise when you consider the different managers they've had throughout the campaign. On Tuesday, they have two players ruled out due to injuries – Krystian Bielik and Alfie Chang.

Predicted lineup: Ruddy, Laird, Drameh, Aiwu, Buchanan, Paik, Dozeel, Miyoshi, Bacuna, James & Stansfield

England League 1 11/02/25

W

Cambridge Utd

0

Birmingham

4

England FA Cup 08/02/25

L

Newcastle

3

Birmingham

2

England EFL Trophy 04/02/25

W

Stevenage

0

Birmingham

1

England League 1 01/02/25

W

Rotherham

1

Birmingham

2

England League 1 28/01/25

W

Huddersfield

0

Birmingham

1