Birmingham City vs Preston North End: Best Bets
Blues – 7/5
Draw – 11/5
Preston – 2/1
Birmingham got back to winning ways with an impressive 2-0 victory away at Millwall during the week and the Blues will be looking to claim another three points at home to Preston North End this weekend.
7/5 for Garry Monk’s side to notch another home victory could turn out to be a huge price – Birmingham are currently 10th in the Championship and a win could see the Blues climb as high as eighth.
Monk’s men are unbeaten at home since March; an incredible record to say the least. The Blues, led by talented striker duo Che Adams and Lukas Jutkiewicz, can extend that run with a fine performance on Saturday afternoon.
The St Andrew’s faithful will be quietly confident ahead of this contest and 29/20 for Blues to score over 1.5 goals is well worth considering. This has landed in Birmingham’s last five home fixtures…
888sport are going big on the Lukas Jutkiewicz wincast this weekend. Punters can back the Birmingham frontman to score in a home win at a tasty 4/1 – he has been in red hot form so far in 2018/19.
The Blues have kept just five clean sheets this campaign but Birmingham could make it back-to-back shutouts this weekend. The 2/1 for under 0.5 away goals represents decent value considering Birmingham’s form at St Andrew’s.
A simple selection for this fixture: Birmingham to win at 7/5. Preston have won just once in nine Championship away games this season and the Blues could be too strong in front of an expectant home crowd.
Prediction: Birmingham 2-0 Preston (10/1)
Bet of the day: Blues to win (7/5)
Outside punt: Birmingham to win both halves (15/2)
Wincast: Lukas Jutkiewicz score and Birmingham win (4/1)
*Odds subject to change - correct at time of writing*
