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4th place is now Manchester City’s to lose & that is the key focus of this clash between Manchester City & Birmingham City but Alex McCleish will want to make sure his players compete & make this a really competitive match.
Roberto Mancini has had a roller coaster ride since taking over as manager but everything has been really positive for him in recent weeks as his team have delivered the big performances & results when needed.

The 3-0 home win over Wigan was massive & then the 6-1 destruction of Burnley really did make a statement that Manchester City meant business & are the team to achieve the 4th place finish & Champions League football that means everything to the club.

The target for Manchester City is now clear & if they win all their remaining games they will finish 4th & that starts with game so we are expecting another tremendously positive, attacking performance from Man City in this one.

They were absolutely awesome against Burnley last weekend with Bellamy, Tevez & Adebayor combining tremendously well up front & they will certainly look to do so the same here right from the start.

Birmingham City have had an incredible season & everybody connected to the club deserves all the praise going for what they have achieved and in many it is job done for this season but Alex McCleish wont look at it that way.

McCleish has stated that he want Birmingham City to finish strong & continue their proven method of being defensively strong & organised, hard to break down, competitive & a remarkable team spirit that has made them tough to beat & that is definitely what we expect here.

The one major negative for Birmingham City is that they do not score enough goals and that does make it incredibly hard to win matches so a draw looks like the best they can hope for in this one & even that will be tremendously tough to achieve.

This will be a fascinating match as Man City will look to get the win they need & Birmingham City will look to get a positive result so it will be very competitive & hard fought at times.

In terms of the result then we cannot oppose Manchester City on their home form & indeed their impressive win last weekend & they look a solid bet to get 3 more massive points here.

Betting Recommendations:

Outright Match Betting Results: Manchester city to win

Correct Score options: Manchester City to win 2-0/3-0

First Goalscorer each way/Player to score anytime: Adebayor/Tevez/Bellamy

Scorecast options: Adebayor/Tevez/Bellamy score 1st & Man City win 2-0/3-0

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