Mark Hughes' Manchester City have not been very impressive on their travels so far this season with draws against Wigan and Aston Villa and that loss to Manchester United in their last three.
For a team that aspires to the top four this season, that really isn't good enough.
The question is : can they put this right today against Alex McLeish's Birmingham City side.
Up until their last match, Birmingham have played very defensive minded formations both home and away, much to the annoyance of their fans.
A more expansive formation against Sunderland saw them win 2-1 and this is the formation I would expect them to stick with against Manchester City.
BIRMINGHAM vs MANCHESTER CITY BETTING TIPS
At home, Birmingham City don't concede very many goals (just 4 in their last five matches); while Manchester City don't seem to score many away.
While City clearly have the better offensive options, there is a surprising defensive fragility that Birmingham will be looking to exploit.
Birmingham's result against Sunderland indicates they can keep it tight at the back even when playing more attacking football. After all,? they kept the on-fire partnership of Darren Bent and Kenwyne Jones quiet, so I would suggest this match will be a low scoring draw.
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