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With everything now done & dusted for both sides for this season with Birmingham City finishing a very solid season & Burnley already relegated, the only motivation for this match is professional pride which should at least produce a competitive contest.
Birmingham City have been absolutely rock solid at home this season & that impressive organisation & solidity is the reason why they have a great chance to finish 9th which is an incredible achievement for Alex McCleish & everybody connected to Birmingham City.

Pre-season favourites to go down, Birmingham City have responded to their critics in the best way possible by being committed, organised & by producing solid, consistent results and particularly at home where even the very best teams have struggled to get anything.

This match represents Birmingham City’s last opportunity to show their strength at home & indeed they come into this game desperately wanting to bounce back from the controversial defeat against local rivals Aston Villa last weekend & so we do expect the Birmingham City players to be pumped up for this one.

The one problem that has blighted Birmingham City all season & something that has to be addressed for next season is goalscoring & that does slightly temper confidence in them but the fact they are so defensively solid gives them the chance to edge a goal & hold on.

It is hard to know how Burnley will respond in this match after being thrashed 4-0 by Liverpool last weekend & being relegated in the process and how they respond will determine this match.

Brian Laws will want the Burnley players to give absolutely everything for the rest of the season & indeed will want to win but having only had 1 away win all season & conceded 50 away goals already makes it really tough to actually envisage Burnley doing anything in this match.

There is absolutely nothing riding on this match & that does make it dangerous to get involved in too seriously because anything is possible but Birmingham City have built their season on their impressive, solid home form & they look worth a bet to finish off a great season with another home win.

Betting Recommendations:

Outright Match result: Birmingham City to win

Correct Score options: Birmingham City to win 1-0/2-0

First Goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Jerome/McFadden/Larsson

Scorecast options: Jerome/McFadden/Larsson score 1st & Birmingham City 1-0/2-0

Double Result: Birmingham City H/T & F/T