Two sides at opposite ends of the Championship standings lock horns on Tuesday as Birmingham City play host to West Bromwich Albion. While the home side could move into the coveted top-six places, the Baggies will be looking to pull four points clear of the danger zone.
FootballWhispers‘ Birmingham vs West Brom prediction takes a look at the chances of both sides getting the job done at St. Andrew’s Stadium.
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Birmingham vs West Bromwich prediction: A cagey affair at the St. Andrew’s Stadium
Key stats
- There have been fewer than three goals in five of the previous seven meetings between Birmingham and West Brom, with a combined 16 goals scored across the seven games.
- Birmingham are on a run of three consecutive home wins against West Brom in the Championship and are unbeaten in four of their last five meetings at St Andrew's.
- West Brom have lost all but one of their last 12 away games in the league since the first week of October, with a 1-1 draw against Derby County at Pride Park on January 23 being the exception.
- With just 10 points from 16 games, the Baggies currently hold the second-worst away record in the Championship, only above rock-bottom Sheffield Wednesday.
Correct score prediction: Birmingham 2-0 West Brom
While West Brom will be looking to stop the rot and pull clear of the bottom three, they have their work cut out against a Birmingham side who have been rock-solid at home this season.
The Blues have won their most recent three home games against West Brom and we are backing them to come away with all three points in front of their supporters once again.
Pre-game odds and win probability: The bookmakers have the Blues as favourites
- HOME: 10/11 (1.91) – 52.4%
- DRAW: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4%
- AWAY: 3/1 (4.00) – 25%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
With both teams in contrasting form, the bookies fancy Birmingham to come out on top at the St Andrew’s Stadium, currently priced at 10/11.
This indicates a 52.4% win probability, significantly higher than West Brom’s 25% chance of victory, while there is a 29.4% likelihood of both sides settling for a share of the spoils.
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Most recent H2Hs: Results split right down the middle
Birmingham and West Brom have split the results evenly across their last 10 encounters, with both teams picking up four wins each since December 2019.
However, it is worth noting that Birmingham have lost just one of their last six games against the Baggies, while claiming four wins and one draw since April 2022.
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Birmingham preview: A change in fortunes in 2026
Birmingham maintained their fine run of results in the new year last Saturday when they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Leicester City on home turf.
After Abdul Fatawu Issahaku netted in the 21st minute to cancel out Ibrahim Osman’s third-minute opener and draw Leicester level heading into half time, Jay Stansfield struck in the 67th minute to hand the hosts all three points.
With that result, Birmingham have now gone seven straight games without defeat in all competitions, picking up five wins and two draws, having failed to win the seven matches between December 6 and January 1.
This fine run of results has put Chris Davies’s men in contention for a playoff spot, as they now sit 10th in the Championship table, level on 45 points with ninth-placed Derby County and two points behind sixth-placed Wrexham in the final playoff spot.
Birmingham will be backing themselves to keep the ball rolling on Tuesday as they head into the game unbeaten in 10 consecutive home games, picking up six wins and four draws since October’s 3-2 defeat against Hull City.
Predicted lineup: Beadle (GK); Iwata, Klarer, Neumann, Wagner; Paik, Solis; Vicente, Stansfield, Osman; Ducksch
Birmingham’s last five matches:
- Birmingham 2-1 Leicester
- Oxford 0-2 Birmingham
- Birmingham 1-1 Stoke
- Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Birmingham
- Swansea 1-1 Birmingham
West Brom preview: Out to secure first away win since October 1
West Brom continue to struggle for results at the wrong end of the table as they were held to a goalless draw by Stoke City at the Hawthorns on Saturday.
The Baggies have now gone seven consecutive matches without a win in the league, losing five and claiming two draws since scraping a 2-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers in their final outing of 2025 on December 29.
West Brom have picked up 33 points from their 31 Championship matches so far to sit 20th in the league standings, level on points with 19th-placed Portsmouth and just one point above the relegation zone.
While Eric Ramsay’s men will be looking to stop the rot on Tuesday, results on the road offer little optimism, with West Brom failing to win their last 12 away matches, losing 11 and claiming one draw since beating Norwich 1-0 on October 1.
Predicted lineup: O'Leary (GK); Gilchrist, Phillips, Taylor, Wallace; Mowatt, Molumby, Styles; Jimoh-Aloba, Price, Dike
West Brom’s last five matches:
- West Brom 0-0 Stoke
- Portsmouth 3-0 West Brom
- Derby 1-1 West Brom
- West Brom 0-5 Norwich
- West Brom 2-3 Middlesbrough
Player to watch — Jay Stansfield
Stansfield snapped a run of 13 consecutive games without a goal with his winner against Leicester City last time out and the English forward will be one to look out for on Tuesday.
Following a standout performance in the 2024-25 campaign, where he netted 19 goals to help Birmingham secure promotion from the League One, the 23-year-old boasts 14 goal involvements in 29 Championship appearances this term.
Stansfield, who is now one goal shy of reaching double digits for the Blues, should retain his role in the attacking quartet, alongside Osman, Carlos Vicente and German striker Marvin Ducksch.