- Birmingham are 8th on 5 points after 3 games, while Wolves are 2nd with 7.
- Wolves have won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5, including winning their last 3 games.
- Birmingham have scored 2 goals in 1 home game in the Championship 2026-2027, while Wolves are averaging 3.00 away goals per match.
Wolves have the wind in their sails
Birmingham and Wolves are two teams heading in opposite directions in the early stages of the Championship 2026-2027, and the slight preference is with the visitors at 71/50 as they prepare to face the Blues at St Andrew's Knighthead Park in England.
Chris Davies has been Birmingham's Head Coach since July 2024 and he has put a high-tempo, possession-based side together that press hard, but aren't averse to playing football. The Blues have responded well to the first major setback of Davies' reign, which was a 1-6 home defeat to Brentford in the EFL Cup 2026-2027, by beating Wrexham 2-1 away.
They are 8th in the Championship 2026-2027 with 5 points from their first 3 games, but they are yet to win at home, and that could be a problem against a Wolves side that are 2nd in the table on 7 points. César Peixoto has his side playing at a rapid pace in a 4-2-3-1 structure with width and a selective press already proving successful in an early-season run of 4 wins and 1 draw.
Birmingham will provide Wolves with plenty of counter-attacking space
With Davies' Blues playing with a narrow, man-oriented press, they will aim to suffocate Wolves in the build-up but this should provide plenty of space for the visitors on the break when the home side overcommit, which they do, and in Demarai Gray (2 goals in last 5 games) they have the pace to make it count.
Peixoto's Wolves, however, will be set up to play the football. They look organised and sharp in the pressing and transition phases, so I feel they will be able to punish Birmingham if they do commit too many men forward. A 2-1 Wolves win looks possible but the better play may be in the 'both teams to score' market at 4/5, where a draw and both teams scoring still gives us a result if it doesn't go the Wolves' way.
