Birmingham City welcome Southampton to St. Andrew’s in a tight Championship clash that looks hard to split.Birmingham are unbeaten in their last three league games after a 2-1 win at Wrexham, a 2-2 draw with Bristol City and a 0-0 at Sheffield United, showing resilience despite a heavy 1-6 EFL Cup defeat to Brentford in between.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsSouthampton responded in emphatic fashion after a 2-1 loss at Watford, smashing Millwall 5-1 at St Mary’s on Saturday.With both sides alternating wins and losses and sitting close in the early table, the manager has admitted there is “a lot more to come” and that Tuesday’s clash will “demand a lot from us”.##NAJAVA_MECA_9928324##Kick-off: 10:00 PM (Kenyan Time), Tuesday 1 September 2026Venue: St. Andrew’s Stadium, BirminghamGroup: Championship – Matchday 5Current standings: Birmingham 10th (5 pts from 3 games – D-D-W), Southampton 8th (6 pts from 3 games – L-W-W)Sarr asks out of Tottenham: Serie A giants offer a lifelineQualification implications: Early Championship points – both sides aiming to push into play-off places.Form GuideBirmingham: ✅ Win vs Wrexham 2-1 ❌ Loss vs Brentford 1-6 ➖ Draw vs Bristol City 2-2 ➖ Draw vs Sheffield United 0-0 ✅ Win vs Swansea 1-0Southampton: ✅ Win vs Millwall 5-1 ❌ Loss vs West Ham 1-4 ✅ Win vs Stoke City 3-1 ❌ Loss vs Watford 1-2 ✅ Win vs Colchester 2-0Head-to-Head (Last Five Meetings)Birmingham 1-1 Southampton (29 Dec 2025 – Championship)Southampton 3-1 Birmingham (06 Dec 2025 – Championship)Southampton 4-3 Birmingham (02 Mar 2024 – Championship)Southampton 3-1 Birmingham (28 Oct 2023 – Championship)Birmingham 0-0 Southampton (04 Feb 2012 – Championship)##NAJAVA_MECA_9928326##Team NewsBirmingham: ❌ Demarai Gray – Shoulder injury (out, Patrick Roberts to replace). 🟢 Phil Neumann and Christoph Klarer to continue at centre-back. 🟢 Tomoki Iwata & Solis to continue in midfield.Southampton: ❌ Flynn Downes – Injury vs Millwall (out). 🟡 James Ward-Prowse – In line for first start since rejoining club. 🟢 Cyle Larin – Available after brace vs Millwall, leads line.Goodbye Julian, Jesus is Barca's new strikerPlayer to Watch: Cyle Larin (Southampton)Cyle Larin is in red-hot form after his brace in the 5-1 demolition of Millwall.He is expected to lead the line again at St Andrew’s with support from Scienza and Kuryu Matsuki, and will be confident against a Birmingham side that conceded six to Brentford last week.For Birmingham, Jay Stansfield and Patrick Roberts will be key if Demarai Gray misses out.Roberts is expected to start on the wing after Gray’s shoulder injury, providing creativity for new striker Priske in what is predicted to be a tight contest.🟢 Safe Bet (Low Risk)Draw or Both Teams to Score – Yes🟡 Smart Bet (Medium Risk)Over 2.5 Goals🔴 Long Shot (High Risk)Correct Score: 1-1 DrawDisclaimer: Whilst we do our utmost to offer good advice and information, we cannot be held responsible for any loss that may be incurred as a result of gambling.
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