Birmingham vBrighton predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Birmingham vBrighton predictions Championship England, England	19/01/2013 16:00	full time result	Brighton	2.62	Bet at Paddy Power
Betting prediction was written by Dan Adair

BIRMINGHAM - BRIGHTON PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS

League Table:
Birmingham P27 W7 D9 L11 Pts 30 GF34 GA43 GD-9 Average goals per game: 2.85
Brighton P26 W10 D10 L6 Pts 40 GF37 GA27 GD+10 Average goals per game: 2.46

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Birmingham are in dire straights at the moment. With no wins in the last five and just one win in nine things are starting to look desperate for the midlands giants. Problems mount off the pitch too with debts piling up. Players have been touted around the clubs and sales must be made to avoid administration, points deduction and almost certain relegation. Papa Diop is the first casualty and has not had his contract extended. Jack Butland is looking certain to leave, the England keeper one of the most saleable assets. Even coach Lee Clarke is not safe as Blackpool have made enquiries. For the weekend game Hayden Mullens and Callum Reilly are back in contention, but Jonathan Spector, Stephen Carr, David Murphy, Will Packwood, Emmitt Delfouneso and Akwasi Asante are all still injured. Keith Fahey is on leave for personal problems.

Brighton made it three straight wins a the weekend as they remain one of the most difficult sides in the division to beat. Gus Poyet's men are a very strong side, particularly at the back. with one of the best defences in the league they are proving a tough side to overcome. . Brighton have a quality in all areas and are a top side but they still lack the striking options of all the top sides in the division. They are still struggling to bury sides and this is shown in their 10 draws so far, too many if a side wants to make the top six. Brighton have a full squad at the moment an Poyet is expected to name an unchanged side. New striker Leonardo Ulloa may not make the squad as to date his international clearance has not came through.

BIRMINGHAM - BRIGHTON: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

2.62 Brighton (PaddyPower)is the selection in this game. This game is a very close game, Two sides not in the best of form but Brighton at the moment are several levels above the home side. Birmingham have massive worries on and off the pitch and in a poor season for them sit only 5 points above the relegation zone. Brighton have a full squad and could even field a class Argentinian striker if his clearance is recieved by tomorrow. The price has been hit by all the big players so suggest you get on as soon as possible. Brighton will be match favourites shortly and the 2.62 will be long gone.

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BIRMINGHAM - BRIGHTON:ASIAN HANDICAP PREDICTION

Brighton at 0 is the selection here 1.83 (Bet365) Brighton have the better side here clearly. They have a top quality defence and when on song can be the best side in the division. Charlton are in bother but can field a decent attack at least. Brighton pose a small worry in their inability to kill games off and they do draw more than most. I take them on the draw no bet market as a small insurance. 1.83 is tightening all the time due to money on the visitors.

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BIRMINGHAM - BRIGHTON:TOTAL GOALS PREDICTION

Under 2.50 goals at 1.75 (Betsson) is the bet here. Both teams are usually tight sides, both have decent defences too and I see a low scoring away win. Birmingham have had trouble scoring of late and Brighton too tend not to run away with games. Total average is 2.65 goals per game, last 10 matches have saw 4 matches go under 2.5 goals. The total in this time was 28 goals for recent average of 2.8 goals per game.

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