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Match predictionOur tip: 1-1
West Brom vs Birmingham Prediction: Derby Tactics Set for Tight Affair at The Hawthorns
The West Midlands derby returns on 10 October 2026 as West Bromwich Albion host Birmingham City at The Hawthorns in EFL Championship Gameweek 9, with a 12:30 UK kick off. West Brom sit fifth with 14 points from eight games…
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- It's week 9 of the 2026-2027 Championship on 2026-10-10 at 12:30 GMT, when West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City go head-to-head.
- In their last 10 matches, Referee G. Ward averaged 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 19 fouls.
- With the data available to us, E. Ramsay and C. Davies have not met as managers before.
- West Bromwich Albion sit 5th with 14 points while Birmingham City occupy 10th on 11 points.
- West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-4-2, West Bromwich Albion should be met by Birmingham City's expected 4-2-3-1.
- Mixed emotions: West Bromwich Albion lost 0-1 against Wolverhampton Wanderers, but Birmingham City salvaged a 2-2 draw against Middlesbrough.
- West Bromwich Albion look strong (2-2-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Birmingham City have 1-3-1 in the same span.
- Dominance for West Bromwich Albion: across 23 clashes, they've won 9 games and only lost 8 games to Birmingham City, with 6 stalemates.
- With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (2-2-0 vs 2-1-1) and scoring roughly 1.50-1.75 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
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