Coventry City - Birmingham City betting tips and odds

The odds are definitely leaning in the hosts’ favour, but this match is far from a done deal. Judging by odds alone, Birmingham City may yet be able to walk away with a draw or even a surprise victory – though it’s still a longshot.

Though it may not be particularly attractive to punters, this match is at least easy to predict. Anything but a Home Win is probably wishful thinking for Birmingham, whose victory has been priced at a hefty 7.00.

A great opportunity for Coventry City to bulk up their goal difference has gone to waste. While they were big favourites to win the previous Championship game – which they did - Coventry failed to do so on a bigger goal margin (2:1).

Birmingham City are hoping to earn some points after losing to Blackpool in the previous round. To be fair, their loss was narrow, and the 3.40 clearly implied that losing was quite possible. Still, their home supporters were hoping for better performance.

The hosts are here after a series of home games marked by a high concession rate. For instance, they yielded more than 5 goals over the previous 3 matches at Ricoh Arena.

Birmingham City are here after a set of rather low-scoring events. The past two matches both ended up confirming the Under 5 Goals betting market and this is something to be taken into consideration ahead of this fixture.

Coventry have had the chance to play against Birmingham several times this season, albeit not always as part of the Championship. The matchup recorded several draws and failed to produce a winner so far, but the favourites Coventry City are hoping to finally gain a clear advantage over their opponents.

Saturday's matchup will feature both teams at full strength, allowing for a fair and competitive game.

Going for a straight Result bet would severely limit your profits, so our advice is to throw in a -1.5 Asian Handicap for the favourites. This will still keep the odds in your favour at 1, but should do wonders for potential profitability.