Match Preview: Birmingham City vs Walsall - Expert Analysis

Birmingham City host Walsall in the Bristol City Motors Trophy after both sides won on the weekend. Birmingham are on the hunt for promotion currently and have had a positive start to the season. The same can be said for Walsall who have won three out of their four League Two games.

Birmingham City vs Walsall Standings

Birmingham City are joint top of League One currently with 10 points from their opening four games. All that separates them from top spot is goal difference as the Blues have a goal difference of +3 compared to Wrexham's +6 and Stockport's +7.

Walsall are currently second in League Two, just one point below top spot after claiming nine points from twelve to start the season. They have a goal difference of +5, the same as Gillingham in first.

Birmingham City vs Walsall head to head

18 Oct 1994 - Birmingham City 3-0 Walsall

08 Oct 1999 - Walsall 1-0 Birmingham City

24 Apr 2000 - Birmingham City 2-0 Walsall

25 Aug 2001 - Walsall 1-2 Birmingham City

22 Dec 2001 - Birmingham City 1-0 Walsall

The two sides haven't met in nearly 23 years but the trend seems to be Birmingham winning, one thing to also take notice of is that four out of the last five fixtures went to the home side.

Birmingham City vs Walsall top scorers

Birmingham City

1. Alfie May - 4 goals
2. Luke Harris - 1 goal
3. Keshi Anderson - 1 goal
4. Willum Þór Willumsson - 1 goal
5. Scott Wright - 1 goal

Walsall

1. Nathan Lowe - 3 goals
2. Taylor Allen - 2 goals
3. Jamille Matt - 2 goals
4. Josh Gordon - 1 goal
5. Jamie Jellis - 1 goal
6. Albert Adomah - 1 goal

Birmingham City vs Walsall Predicted Line-ups

Birmingham City: Ryan Allsop; Ethan Laird, Christoph Klarer, Krystian Bielik, Alex Cochrane; Seung Ho Paik, Marc Leonard; Keshi Anderson, Willum Thor Willumsson, Emil Hansson; Alfie May.

Walsall: Sam Hornby; David Okagbue, Harry Williams, Evan Weir; Connor Barrett, Ronan Maher, Ryan Stirk, Jack Earing, Liam Gordon; Albert Adomah, Nathan Lowe.

Birmingham City vs Walsall Player to Watch

The player to watch for this match is Jay Stansfield who could make his second debut for the Blues after signing on a permanent deal from Fulham. The Striker got 12 goals and 2 assists for the Blues last season in the Championship.

Where can I watch Birmingham City vs Walsall?

This match is unavailable to watch in the UK.