Birmingham vs Southampton Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Birmingham vs Southampton Intro

Travelling deeper into the Championship season this matchup between Birmingham and Southampton will impact both clubs fortunes this season. For Southampton, a win will consolidate their place at the top of the table. Kick off on Saturday March 2, 2024 at St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium is set for 3:00 PM. Entering matchweek 35, Mark Venus’s Birmingham side sit in the 18th place on the table with 38 points from 34 games played while Russell Martin’s Southampton squad are currently on 67 points sitting in the 4th place. We’re deep inside the second half of the season, and there’s a difference in fortunes between Birmingham and Southampton in the Championship table. The sides are separated by 29 points and 14 places.

Birmingham vs Southampton Form

Birmingham have picked up 6 points in the last five games – and that includes a loss to Ipswich. Meanwhile, Southampton have picked up 6 points in the last five games – and that includes a loss to Millwall. Birmingham needs to be more convincing at home if they plan to add to the 8 points they have already managed from the five games so far. Southampton have been very impressive away from home recently, winning 10 points from five games.

Birmingham vs Southampton H2H

Historically, Birmingham has a much better record in this fixture. They have 7 victories out of the total of 15 matches, compared to Saturday’s guests’ 5. 3 have ended up drawn. There have not been that many fixtures between these two in the past, but Southampton has a slight advantage recently, winning one more than Birmingham in the last six meetings.

Birmingham vs Southampton Analysis

In their last game, Birmingham suffered a loss and received no points. Ipswich was the opponent of Mark Venus’s men. After 90 minutes, the score was 1-3. This week Birmingham will be thinking about one thing only, Southampton. Against Ipswich, Birmingham had a ball possession of 40%. In terms of shots on goal, Birmingham struck a total of 8 shots in attack while in defence conceding 16 shots to Ipswich. Meanwhile, Southampton lost its previous game. Russell Martin’s team played Millwall. The fulltime scoreline for that match was 1-2. During their latest meetup with Millwall, Southampton took 80% possession. In Southampton previous game, they shot on target 12 times while Russell Martin’s men conceded 6 shots.

Birmingham vs Southampton Odds

Southampton is the favourite to win this match between Birmingham and Southampton according to the bookmakers.