Date: Saturday 27th January 2024
Kick-Off: 15:00 UK, 16:00 CET
Venue: King Power Stadium
Leicester City vs Birmingham City top free betting tips
Our Leicester City vs Birmingham City predictions are below. Despite this being a one-off match in the FA Cup, Leicester are still strong favourites to beat Birmingham.
Leicester are without a win in their previous two matches having lost 3-1 to Coventry City before a 1-1 draw last time out against Ipswich Town, but previous to that, the Foxes had won nine of their eleven matches, drawing the other two. Birmingham, since sacking Wayne Rooney, has looked much better and is four matches unbeaten, including two wins in a row against Hull City and Stoke City.
Both teams to score prediction: Yes
Our first Leicester City vs Birmingham City prediction is for both teams to find the back of the net. Both teams have scored in all of Leicester's previous four matches with the same applying to Birmingham.
Total goals prediction: Over 2.5 Goals
Our second Millwall vs Preston North End prediction is for the total number of goals in this fixture to be more than 2.5. Four of Birmingham's previous five matches have seen 2.5 goals or more with three of Leicester's previous four finishing with 2.5 goals or more. The previous meeting ended with five goals being scored.
Correct score prediction: 2-1 to Leicester City
For our final Leicester City vs Birmingham City prediction, we have, as usual, gone with a correct score prediction. Leicester have won twelve matches this season which has seen them fail to keep a clean sheet. Also, four of the previous six head-to-head meetings have seen Leicester win without keeping a clean sheet.
How far will Birmingham's fans have to travel to Leicester?
The driving distance between Birmingham and Leicester is 44 miles. With the usual unpredictable weather in the UK at this time of year, we advise you to check the forecast before embarking on this journey.
For those Birmingham fans making the short journey to Leicester, the travel time is around one hour. The journey is a fairly simple one. The M6 will take Birmingham fans out of Birmingham to near Coventry where you will then need to merge onto the M69 for the rest of the journey to Leicester. From leaving the motorway, around ten minutes is travelling to reach the King Power Stadium.
Leicester City vs Birmingham City: Tickets
The cheapest adult tickets available for this match are £23. The usual discounts for those who are not adults apply.
FAQs: Leicester City vs Birmingham City
- Who is Leicester City’s top goalscorer? The top scorer for Leicester City this season is a tie between Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Stephy Mavididi who have both scored nine times.
- Who is Leicester City's manager? Enzo Maresca is the man in the dugout for Leicester City
- Who is Birmingham City's manager? Tony Mowbray is the manager at Birmingham City.
- Who is Birmingham City's top goalscorer? The top scorer for Birmingham City this season is loanee Jay Stansfield who has scored eight Championship goals.