Birmingham v Nottingham Forest Tips

Birmingham host Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon at St Andrew’s with both sides coming into this game in relatively good form. Read the Birmingham v Nottingham Forest match preview and predictions below.

Birmingham ended a six-match winless run this month by picking up back-to-back wins against Blackburn and Luton followed by three consecutive draws against Cardiff, Middlesbrough and Coventry. Pep Clotet knows his side need a few more wins to ensure they don’t end up in the drop zone come the end of the season and will see Saturday’s clash as a winnable game.

Nottingham Forest are looking good at the moment and sit in third place in the Championship, just 2 points off an automatic promotion spot. The form of both West Brom and Leeds who occupy the top two positions has dropped recently and so Forest will be looking to take advantage of that by picking up as many points as possible in their remaining games.

Sabri Lamouchi’s side are unbeaten in their last 7 league matches and currently have the joint-second best away record in the league so far this season.

Birmingham v Nottingham Forest Past Meetings

• Played: 32
• Birmingham Wins: 9
• Nottingham Forest Wins: 14
• Draws: 9

Birmingham Last 10 Games Stats

• Wins: 2
• Draws: 4
• Losses: 4
• Average goals per match: 1.5
• Average goals conceded per match: 1.9
• Number of clean sheets: 1
• Over 2.5 goals in match: 6
• Under 2.5 goals in match: 4

Nottingham Forest Last 10 Games Stats

• Wins: 5
• Draws: 2
• Losses: 3
• Average goals per match: 1.3
• Average goals conceded per match: 1.3
• Number of clean sheets: 3
• Over 2.5 goals in match: 4
• Under 2.5 goals in match: 6

Birmingham Top Scorers

• Lukas Jutkiewicz: 8 Goals
• Jude Bellingham: 4 Goals
• Jude Bellingham: 3 Goals

Nottingham ForestTop Scorers

• Lewis Grabban:  16 Goals
• Joe Lolley: 7 Goals
• Ben Watson: 3 Goals

Birmingham v Nottingham Forest Prediction

This could turn out to be a close match but given Nottingham Forest’s away form so far this season and the fact the Leeds and West Brom’s form have dropped off slightly, we’re backing Forest to want this game the most as a win could put them in an automatic promotion spot come Saturday evening should they pick up all three points. However, Birmingham’s recent run of form can’t be ignored and we’re expecting them to also get on the scoresheet. Forest to win & both teams to score is our prediction for this Championship match on Saturday afternoon.