Birmingham v Leicester

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Birmingham City picked up what was only a second win under the new regime of manager, Wayne Rooney, in midweek when they registered a valuable 1-0 win away from home at Cardiff City while Leicester City recorded a third league win on the trot in the Championship with a 3-2 home win against Millwall.

Following back-to-back wins earlier in the season against Huddersfield Town 4-1 and west midlands rivals, West Brom 3-1, which prompted the sacking of former manager, John Eustace, it's been a tough and turbulent ride for Wayne Rooney at the helm of Birmingham City as The Blues have managed to collect just two wins out of their 10 games under his guidance but have also suffered six defeats in the process.

Birmingham City will now return to St Andrews for this Monday night clash against the Championship league leaders in a better frame of mind but nevertheless, this upcoming fixture against The Foxes represents an extremely tough encounter for the hosts, although The Blues have been handed just one defeat at home so far this season.

That one defeat came in the form of a 2-0 loss to Hull City but five wins over the likes of Leeds United, Plymouth Argyle, Huddersfield Town, West Brom and Sheffield Wednesday gives Birmingham a glimmer of hope here.

Leicester City took another small step towards realising their ambitions of claiming automatic promotion from the Championship and back up into the Premier League in midweek when they outscored Millwall 3-2 at the King Power Stadium to clinch a third league win on the trot and extend their unbeaten run to five games overall.

A previous 2-0 home win against Watford along with wins against West Brom and Plymouth Argyle have made it four wins in these last five games for Enzo Maresco's side while the bigger picture shows Leicester City have slipped to just three defeats throughout this Championship campaign to date.

The Foxes continue to occupy the summit of the Championship table with a one-point lead over second placed Ipswich Town but having collected no fewer than 17 wins within their 21 matches played to date so far in this season's Championship campaign, Leicester City now possess a useful 11-point cushion over third placed Leeds United heading into Monday night's clash in the west midlands.

Leicester's winning momentum has also spilled over into games away from home as The Foxes have won eight of their 10 outings on the road so far and number nine looks to be on the cards at St Andrews on Monday night.

Birmingham City v Leicester City Verdict

Leicester City have won each of the previous four meetings against Birmingham and the visitors look in good shape to extend their dominance here on Monday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Leicester City win @ 1.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Leicester City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct Score: Leicester City 1-0 @ 7.50