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Birmingham City v Exeter City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham

Exeter City are away from home on Saturday afternoon, as manager Gary Caldwell takes his men to visit Birmingham City and Chris Davies at the St. Andrew's Stadium in the League One. For each and every League One match preview, KickOff delves into the statistics for seventeen major betting markets. Meaningful stats, including head-to-head results, are then given alongside odds.

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Birmingham City's next match is v Wrexham at 20:00 on Thursday 23rd January
Exeter City's next match is v Blackpool at 15:00 on Saturday 25th January
The last English League One meeting between Birmingham and Exeter was on Saturday 18th January 2025
English League One
January 18th 2025
Birmingham 1
0 Exeter
 
E. Laird 45'
 
BIR
EXE
Shots On
4
Shots Off
2
Corners
7
1
Possession
59%
41%
Fouls
15
21
Yellow/red cards
2/0
4/1
 
BirminghamExeter
 
R. Allsop
C. Klarer
B. Davies
E. Lairdfootball icon
A. Cochrane
T. Gardner-Hickman
M. Leonard
L. Harris
S. Wright (L. Dykes 63')
A. May (K. Bielik 85')
J. Stansfield (A. Yokoyama 62')
J. Whitworth
J. McMillan
J. Fitzwater
(I. Niskanen 90') V. Harper
(J. Colwill 61') K. McDonald
C. Watts
(J. Magennis 61') J. Richards
E. Francis
(P. Jones 73') D. Mitchell
R. Woods
(J. Aitchison 73') M. Alli

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We can expect some goalmouth action in this one, but don't count on a record-breaker. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during a standard 90 mins. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Birmingham are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 60% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.33.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Birmingham
60%
21/50
7%
4/9
8%
Draw
24%
16/5
16%
7/2
18%
Exeter
16%
6/1
22%
6/1
22%
Birmingham 1-0
15%
13/211/2
Birmingham 2-0
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
8%
Draw 1-1
11%
15/2
11%
7/1
11%
Birmingham 2-1
9%
15/2
6%
13/2
6%
Draw 0-0
9%
11/1
8%
9/1
17%
Birmingham 3-0
7%
17/2
19%
15/2
13%
Exeter 1-0
6%
16/1
19%
14/1
12%
Birmingham 3-1
5%
11/1
9%
9/1
Exeter 2-1
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
12%
Birmingham 4-0
3%
16/1
31%
14/1
36%
Exeter 2-0
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
10%
Birmingham 4-1
2%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Birmingham 3-2
2%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Exeter 3-1
1%
50/140/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
4/5
8%
8/11
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
1/1
7%
1/1
7%
Home 1st Goal
57%
3/10
7%
-
Away 1st Goal
37%
11/4
17%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
11/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
43%
19/20
5%
19/20
5%
BTTS - No
57%
4/5
6%
3/4
3%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
9/4
2%
11/5
7%
BTTS - Draw
15%
5/1
8%
19/4
12%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
12/1
24%
10/1
15%
Home/draw
84%
1/10
3%
1/10
4%
Away/draw
40%
7/4
15%
17/10
18%
Home/away
76%
2/9
4%
1/5
5%
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/4
4%
1/4
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
11/4
13%
27/10
8%
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
2/1
15%
9/5
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
4/11
6%
2/5
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
9/2
10%
4/1
11%
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/7
3%
1/7
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
12/1
30%
17/2
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/25
2%
1/25
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/251/25
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
12/19/1
17%
Home DNB
77%
1/7
4%
2/15
5%
Away DNB
33%
9/2
21%
17/4
19%
Birmingham win to nil
38%
11/8
13%
-
Exeter win to nil
10%
10/1
27%
-
Birmingham / Birmingham
36%
6/5
13%
11/10
10%
Birmingham / Exeter
2%
40/133/1
17%
Birmingham / Draw
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
12%
Draw / Birmingham
20%
3/13/1
3%
Draw / Exeter
6%
12/1
24%
11/1
20%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
13%
5/1
14%
Exeter / Birmingham
4%
20/116/1
Exeter / Exeter
8%
11/1
29%
9/1
17%
Exeter / Draw
5%
18/1
10%
14/1
12%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Birmingham have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the League One league table. Birmingham are unbeaten at home after 11 games and have kept 6 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below in the table, having won 16, drawn 5 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 10 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Birmingham have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 28 goals.

Home League Performance

Birmingham have played 11 games at home winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Exeter are in 16th position in the League One on 31 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 14 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 2 and won 5. Exeter have conceded 21 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Birmingham
Exeter
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham Home2417522556 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
2
Wycombe2616642454 
Mar 1
w
 
2-3A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
3
Wrexham2615651851 
w
 
3-1A
Jan 23
Mar 29
l
 
3-0A
4
Huddersfield2514651848 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 28
Apr 26
l
 
2-0A
5
Barnsley261268442 
Apr 5
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2F
Apr 1
6
Stockport2611871241 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
7
Reading251258441 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 22
l
 
1-2A
Mar 4
8
L Orient2511591038 
Feb 25
w
 
1-2F
Jan 28
w
 
0-1F
9
Bolton2611510-238 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 4
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
10
Charlton251078537 
Feb 15
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
11
Mansfield241149437 
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
-
May 3
12
Lincoln26989-135 
Mar 8
w
 
1-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
13
Rotherham25979234 
Feb 1
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
14
Exeter Away269512-432 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
-
-
15
Blackpool257108-331 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
16
Stevenage24879-331 
Mar 11
Mar 22
w
 
2-0F
Feb 1
17
Wigan258611-230 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
-
d
 
0-00-0
18
Bristol R258413-1428 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 1
w
 
3-1A
Apr 12
19
Peterborough267613-527 
w
 
3-2A
-
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
20
Northampton266812-1626 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
Mar 1
l
 
2-1F
21
Crawley245613-1921 
Apr 18
w
 
0-1F
d
 
4-4A
Apr 21
22
Shrewsbury255515-1920 
Mar 29
l
 
3-2A
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
23
Burton263914-1718 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 21
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
24
Cambridge254615-2118 
Feb 11
May 3
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Birmingham 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham0 - 0Blackpool
Birmingham2 - 0Burton
Birmingham2 - 0Bristol R
Birmingham2 - 0Stockport
Birmingham1 - 1Northampton
Birmingham2 - 0Bolton
Birmingham1 - 0Huddersfield
Birmingham3 - 2Peterborough
Birmingham3 - 1Wrexham
Birmingham2 - 1Wigan
Birmingham1 - 1Reading
Birmingham1 - 0Norwich
Birmingham3 - 0Coventry
Birmingham0 - 1Cardiff
Birmingham1 - 0Preston
Birmingham0 - 1Watford
Birmingham0 - 1M'Boro
Birmingham3 - 4Southampton
Birmingham2 - 1Sunderland
Birmingham1 - 0Blackburn
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABirmingham3 - 0Wigan
ABirmingham1 - 1Stockport
HBirmingham0 - 0Blackpool
HBirmingham2 - 0Burton
ABirmingham1 - 0Crawley
HBirmingham2 - 0Bristol R
ABirmingham2 - 1Barnsley
HBirmingham2 - 0Stockport
ABirmingham2 - 0Exeter
ABirmingham2 - 3Shrewsbury
HBirmingham1 - 1Northampton
ABirmingham1 - 1Mansfield
HBirmingham2 - 0Bolton
ABirmingham3 - 1Lincoln
ABirmingham0 - 1Charlton
HBirmingham1 - 0Huddersfield
HBirmingham3 - 2Peterborough
ABirmingham2 - 0Rotherham
HBirmingham3 - 1Wrexham
HBirmingham2 - 1Wigan
Exeter 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wycombe2 - 1Exeter
Burton1 - 2Exeter
Stockport2 - 0Exeter
Wrexham3 - 0Exeter
Huddersfield2 - 0Exeter
Shrewsbury0 - 2Exeter
L Orient0 - 1Exeter
Wigan0 - 0Exeter
Blackpool2 - 1Exeter
Bolton0 - 2Exeter
Northampton2 - 1Exeter
Northampton1 - 2Exeter
Port Vale2 - 4Exeter
L Orient2 - 2Exeter
Cheltenham1 - 2Exeter
Shrewsbury0 - 3Exeter
Peterborough2 - 1Exeter
Lincoln1 - 0Exeter
Wigan1 - 2Exeter
Barnsley1 - 2Exeter
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HExeter1 - 2Bolton
AExeter1 - 2Wycombe
HExeter4 - 4Crawley
HExeter3 - 1Bristol R
AExeter2 - 1Burton
HExeter1 - 2Barnsley
AExeter0 - 2Stockport
HExeter2 - 2Wycombe
HExeter0 - 2Birmingham
AExeter0 - 3Wrexham
HExeter0 - 0Lincoln
HExeter1 - 0Charlton
AExeter0 - 2Huddersfield
HExeter1 - 2Reading
AExeter2 - 0Shrewsbury
HExeter1 - 0Cambridge
AExeter1 - 0L Orient
AExeter0 - 0Wigan
HExeter2 - 0Stevenage
AExeter1 - 2Blackpool
Goal Statistics

Birmingham City's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Exeter City have conceded in each of their last 10 League One outings. A PG of 1.7 for C. Davies's side suggests that run should continue.

Birmingham 1st Exeter 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
There is a 82% probability that Birmingham will score 1 or more goals
0
47%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Exeter scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Birmingham have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
+28
Exeter have scored 28% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Birmingham
PG (predicted goals)
Exeter
1.7
0.8
Attack rating
26%
better
BIR
EXE
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Games scored21
18
Failed to score2
6
Scored first14
12
Goals scored41
28
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for21
16
Avg. XG for1.6
1.1
KickOff rating
+26%
Defence rating
22%
better
BIR
EXE
view stats
Games conceded13
15
Clean sheets10
9
Conceded first8
10
Goals conceded17
31
Avg. goals conceded0.7
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded6
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
14%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.5
KickOff rating
+22%

Birmingham v Exeter League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Birmingham League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
221256
C KlarerJ StansfieldA MayC Klarer
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Allsop GLK17
3
-
E Laird DEF1812
3
-
C Klarer DEF221
6
-
B Davies DEF16
1
-
A Cochrane DEF211
4
-
M Leonard MID21
2
-
T Gardner-Hickman MID18
4
-
S Wright MID81
-
L Harris MID171
2
-
J Stansfield MID18121
2
-
A May FWD24105
1
-
Subs
B Peacock-Farrell GLK7
-
G Hanley DEF
-
K Bielik DEF191
5
1
A Sampsted DEF7
-
L Jutkiewicz FWD6
-
L Dykes FWD19
1
-
A Yokoyama FWD91
-
Exeter League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
266313
J WhitworthM AlliE FrancisR Woods
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK261
1
-
J McMillan DEF2511
4
1
J Fitzwater DEF111
-
E Francis DEF2523
2
-
C Watts MID141
6
1
R Woods MID2221
12
1
K McDonald MID6
4
-
V Harper MID1111
4
-
D Mitchell FWD1121
-
J. Richards FWD811
2
-
M Alli FWD2362
3
-
Subs
S MacDonald GLK
-
C Diabaté DEF1
-
I Niskanen MID2511
6
-
J Colwill MID2
-
J Aitchison FWD221
3
-
P Jones FWD5
-
J Magennis FWD2532
2
-