Bitesize Prediction: Birmingham City vs Southampton – 29/12/25

Competition: Championship

Market: Both teams to score

Odds: 7/10 @ BetUS

Two camps who are searching for their own respective Championship boosts on Monday night, Birmingham will welcome Southampton to St. Andrew’s.

Starting with the hosts, flying out of the traps after returning from November’s international break, Birmingham looked like they were on the cusp of skyrocketing their way into a play-off scrap. However, despite opening up the 2025/26 campaign with their sights firmly set on mounting another genuine promotion charge, the Blues have come crashing back down to earth in a worrying fashion over the past month. Eventually forced to settle for a Boxing Day 1-1 stalemate against Derby over the weekend, Chris Davies’ men have now recorded just a pair of points from any of their previous five consecutive Championship appearances. Falling to a woeful 3-0 drumming at the hands of Sheffield United earlier in the month, Birmingham have also shown some worrying defensive struggles. In fact, Monday’s hosts have failed to muster a single clean sheet from any of their previous nine attempts – a run that stems back to an empathic 4-0 romp against Millwall on November 4th.

As for the visitors, winning six of their seven Championship appearances on either side of November’s international break, Southampton certainly got Tonda Eckert’s heart off to a dream start. However, despite setting their sights on securing an immediate Premier League return this season, the Saints have once again shown some worrying real inconsistencies over the past fortnight. Suffering some festive frustration over the weekend as they slumped to a 2-1 loss away at relegation scrappers Oxford, Eckert’s men have put just a single point on the board from any of their last three straight appearances and they have also gained an unwanted reputation for their issues away from the south coast. Despite searching for their own recent Championship boost, Southampton will certainly be excited by their most recent showdown against Monday’s hosts. Storming their way to a stellar 3-1 victory when they welcomed Birmingham to St. Mary’s on December 6th, we could be treated to another enjoyable Championship battle here.

Bet: Both teams to score at Birmingham City vs Southampton 7/10 for Monday’s Championship matchup @ BetUS