English Premiership: Birmingham vs Blackburn
Birmingham vs Blackburn betting odds
| Bookie |
1 |
X |
2 |
<2.5 |
>2.5 |
| Gamebookers |
2.60 |
3.25 |
2.60 |
1.87 |
1.87 |
| PinnacleSports |
2.15 |
3.50 |
3.57 |
1.91 |
2.00 |
| Bet365 |
2.10 |
3.40 |
3.50 |
1.90 |
2.00 |
| MyBet |
2.00 |
3.45 |
3.40 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Expekt |
1.95 |
3.60 |
3.60 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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 They are still hoping at Birmingham to succeed in staying in the league, joining Aston Villa and West Ham in the elite company. The odds for something like that to happen are very slim, not only because Blackburn, who are not at all easy to beat, are coming to town, but also because Reading and Fulham will at the same time have to lose their games against the unmotivated opponents.
Hope dies the last
Although the odds seem very slim, the Brummies are still hoping that not everything is lost. They have deservedly lost last week’s game to their direct rivals, Fulham, and now they depend on other results. Before they look at other results, they need to beat Rovers and that will not be easy at all. 6 games no win and the latest defeat to Fulham are clear evidence of their poor form. The defeat to Fulham is not the only problem - the performance itself is. They were without any ideas, without a plan to jeopardize Fulham’s goal, and only luck saved them from the catastrophe. At the end, it is clear that sacking Bruce was the wrong decision, the team looked good with him at the helm, but he them took Wigan and led them from the bottom all the way to the middle. Simply, McLeish failed and he is to be blamed more than the players who wouldn’t have had much problems of securing the survival with a better manager. To make the things even worse, Liam Ridgewell is injured and will probably miss the game with Rovers and that will only increase the problems in the defense they already have.
Rovers want to play Intertoto
Game with Birmingham is not completely insignificant for Rovers. If they win, they will have good chances of playing Intertoto Cup which could easily be their ticket to UEFA Cup. It is the question if they are interested for this competition, but one is sure – they must be pleased with this season. Hughes made a good team, he once again found another great striker, Paraguayan former Bayern’s big hope, Roque Santa Cruz, and this team doesn’t need much to join Aston Villa and Everton in 5th place fight. For a long time have Blackburn been one of the teams on the verge of breaking into the upper half of the standings, and this summer will tell if they are capable of keeping Santa Cruz and building the team for the next season around him. McCarthy, who was injured for couple of weeks, is recovered, so Hughes will have no problems with the squad in Birmingham.
Betting verdict
Although Birmingham need points, Blackburn are not the rivals for the salvation points discount. Rovers are simply to strong at the middle and it will be very hard for Birmingham to gain control. Should the results on the other turfs be bad, as expected, it could happen that Birmingham fall completely and Rovers to use the opportunity to win and reach the Europe. The quality is definitely on their side, and the fact they had defeated then twice this season implies that Blues’ style suits them just right.
Our tip: Bet 4 on Away win
Odds 3.85 at
Bookmaker: Gamebookers
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