West Bromwich
- West Bromwich are unbeaten in four home Championship 2026-2027 games, winning two and drawing two.
- West Bromwich are fifth in the Championship 2026-2027 standings with 14 points from eight games so far.
- West Brom have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five.
Birmingham City
- Birmingham City are tenth with 11 from the same number of matches.
- Birmingham's form reads: W1, D3, L1.
- The Blues haven't won their last two away at West Brom and the Baggies will make this a tough game.
Head-to-Head
- The last Championship 2025-2026 head-to-head meeting finished 0-0 at St Andrew's.
- In the last five contests, West Brom have won once, Birmingham have won twice and two meetings have been drawn.
Key Players
Jimmy-Jay Morgan is West Brom's livewire and top scorer with three goals in Championship 2026-2027.
- He also has three assists from eight appearances.
- Carlos Vicente is Birmingham's top scorer with two goals in eight Championship 2026-2027 games so far.
- Callum Styles has given West Brom a little more sharpness by scoring two in his last five appearances.
- Chris Davies has Birmingham playing a more vertical, higher-tempo version of the same system that looks to get men behind the ball in numbers when out of possession.
- This should be a real chess match, with West Brom wanting to control without the ball and Birmingham looking to force the pace and press.
Betting Insights
- The writer is inclined to take West Brom at 2.22.
- Both teams to score looks the best wager at 1.65.
- The writer is edging towards under 2.5 goals at 2.0 because this should be a really tough battle between two evenly matched sides.
Prediction
- This West Midlands derby looks like a classic Midlands tight game and should be a real chess match between two similarly organised outfits.
- Both teams can score here, but probably no more than two goals.
- Don't be surprised if the visitors take something from the game despite backing the home side.