West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

West Brom host Birmingham in the EFL Championship on Wednesday night.

This is a Midlands derby, with the stadiums only 20 minutes apart.

The Baggies have suffered a disappointing season, down in 17th and with only one league win in five.

The Blues are more than holding their own in the first season back in the league, up in ninth and only a point off the play-offs.

We're predicting Birmingham to win.

Predicted Lineups

West Brom: Griffiths, Phillips, Mepham, Campbell, Taylor, Molumby, Mowatt, Price, Johnston, Grant, Heggeba

Jed Wallace is injured for West Brom.

Birmingham: Beadie, Klarer, Neumann, Iwata, Cochrane, Leonard, Doyle, Stansfield, Gray, Roberts, Ducksch

Ethan Laird, Lee Buchnan, Scott Wright and Seung Ho-Paik are out.

Recent Matches Analysis

West Brom Last Five:

Coventry 3-2 West Brom

West Brom 2-1 Oxford United

Charlton 1-0 West Brom

West Brom 0-0 Sheffield United

Ipswich 1-0 West Brom

West Brom are in terrible form, with only one win recently that came to relegation contenders Oxford, plus three defeats.

Birmingham Last Five:

Birmingham 4-1 Norwich

Middlesbrough 2-1 Birmingham

Birmingham 4-0 Millwall

Birmingham 4-0 Portsmouth

Bristol City 1-0 Birmingham

The Blues are in decent form with three solid wins - of which two were by an emphatic margin - against opponents capable of finding results. Their two defeats came to second and eighth in the table.

West Brom vs Birmingham Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses 200 data points to generate these predictions with 20% confidence in an away win. This model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability and tactical matchups.

Best Betting Tips

Football Park's Best Bet: Birmingham to win @ 2.70 - Our team of in-house betting tipsters have predicted an away win, and these odds are great value for that outcome.

Alternate Bet: West Brom to win @ 2.62

Key Players to Watch

Michael Johnstone (West Brom) has eight goal involvements in 15 league games from midfield, an a 84% pass accuracy.

Jay Stansfield (Birmingham) was down in League One last season having been bought for £10m at the start of that campaign, however he now looks like a player that Fulham would have been happy to keep as a back-up forward in the Premier League. He is averaging just over a goal/assist every other match.

Match Information

26 November 2025 // KO 20:00 UK Time

The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event.

It takes place at St Andrew's Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,409.