West Bromwich Albion (home)
- West Bromwich’s 7 home goals in 2025-26 have averaged just 1 per game.
- Chris Davies’ Blues are currently 9th in the Championship table with 24 points from their 16 games played so far, while West Bromwich sit 17th with 21 points from the same number of matches.
- Ryan Mason, the former Spurs player and coach, has instilled a modern, structured style of play on the Baggies since he took over in July 2025.
- His side are a possession-based side, but they look to control the tempo in a more patient and calculated way, rather than simply bombing forward. Looking at the West Bromwich vs Birmingham City prediction, this match could see a tactical battle in midfield given both sides' approaches.
Birmingham City (away)
- Birmingham City’s away form in the Championship has been poor, averaging just 0.62 goals per game scored and 1.38 per game conceded.
- The Blues have failed to win any of their last 2 away games, losing both. Despite this, our West Bromwich vs Birmingham City betting tips suggest that Birmingham’s pressing style could trouble the hosts.
- Davies’ Birmingham, on the other hand, are a high-tempo, aggressive, pressing side since he came in at the start of July 2024.
- The Blues are one of the Championship’s highest-pressing sides, particularly away from home where they try to dominate the game.
Key Players
- Isaac Price leads the way for West Bromwich in front of goal with 5 goals in 16 Championship appearances.
- Michael Johnston, who has 6 assists in 15 league games this term, is the team’s creative engine.
- For the visitors, Jay Stansfield is the main man in attack with 6 goals in 14 Championship games.
- Birmingham are in better overall form than West Bromwich, winning 3 of their last 5 and losing 2, including a dominant 4-1 home victory over Norwich City.
Head-to-Head
- Birmingham won the reverse fixture 4-1 at home in a friendly match earlier this year.
- West Brom are unbeaten in 2 at home (W1, D1).
Betting Insights
- Despite Birmingham’s better overall recent form and West Brom’s modest home record in the Championship (W3, D3, L1), this West Bromwich vs Birmingham City betting tips section favors taking the odds on the draw in this fixture with a 3.04 price tag.
- The bookies have WBA at 2.57 and the Blues at 2.83, so they think this will be close.
- Birmingham have scored an average of just 0.62 goals in 8 away games in the Championship this term, while West Brom have scored just 7 in 7 at The Hawthorns.
Prediction
- Back the draw at The Hawthorns.
- The Under 2.5 goals option looks a good pick at 1.6 given the away-day struggles of Birmingham and the lack of goals in this one.
