Birmingham City vs Stoke City predictions, Jan 24, 2026

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In an upcoming English League Championship soccer match, Birmingham City will face Stoke City at home on January 24, 2026. Both teams come into this game with varied recent form, with Birmingham City having won 2 of their last 5 matches and Stoke City winning 3 out of their last 5.

Birmingham City will look to capitalize on their home advantage and continue their positive form, while Stoke City will aim to build on their recent successes and secure points on the road. The bookmakers have given Birmingham City the edge with odds of 1.77 for a home win, compared to 4.62 for an away win.

Tactically, both teams have shown strengths in their attacking play and defensive organization in recent matches. Birmingham City will likely rely on their home support to propel them forward, while Stoke City will look to disrupt their opponents’ rhythm and find opportunities to score.

Overall, this promises to be a closely contested match with potential for both teams to come away with a positive result.

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Birmingham 51.2%

Draw 27.6%

Stoke 21.2%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:0

Outrights of English League Championship Birmingham: 0.44%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.86	3.55	4.27
	1.84	3.35	4.43	Watch and Bet
	1.83	3.25	4.5
	1.82	3.47	4.52
	1.83	3.4	4.33

Latest Results

17.01.26 Swansea City – Birmingham City – 1:1 10.01.26 Cambridge United – Birmingham City – 2:3 04.01.26 Birmingham City – Coventry City – 3:2 01.01.26 Watford FC – Birmingham City – 3:0 29.12.25 Birmingham City – Southampton FC – 1:1

17.01.26 Stoke City – Queens Park Rangers – 0:0 10.01.26 Stoke City – Coventry City – 1:0 04.01.26 Norwich City – Stoke City – 0:2 01.01.26 Hull City – Stoke City – 0:1 29.12.25 Stoke City – Sheffield United – 1:2

Facts

A mid-table team takes on a leader in this match (ranked 14 and 7).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 2.

In recent matches, Birmingham has shown inconsistent form (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Stoke is currently in excellent shape (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

In this match, Birmingham is the team to beat.

In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Birmingham won 6 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 19:17. (average 1.4:1.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Birmingham won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 11:9. (average 1.6:1.3).

Latest Head To Head

13.09.25 Stoke City – Birmingham City – 1:0 20.01.24 Stoke City – Birmingham City – 1:2 26.12.23 Birmingham City – Stoke City – 1:3 10.04.23 Birmingham City – Stoke City – 0:0 05.11.22 Stoke City – Birmingham City – 1:2

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	27	16	7	4	59:30	29	55
2	Middlesbrough	27	14	7	6	40:28	12	49
3	Ipswich	26	13	8	5	45:24	21	47
4	Millwall	27	13	7	7	31:33	-2	46
5	Hull	26	13	5	8	42:39	3	44
6	Preston	27	11	10	6	36:26	10	43
7	Stoke	27	12	5	10	32:23	9	41
8	Watford	26	11	8	7	37:31	6	41
9	Bristol City	27	11	7	9	38:29	9	40
10	Wrexham	27	10	10	7	39:34	5	40
11	QPR	27	11	6	10	38:39	-1	39
12	Derby	27	10	8	9	36:35	1	38
13	Leicester	27	10	7	10	38:40	-2	37
14	Birmingham	27	9	8	10	36:37	-1	35
15	Southampton	27	8	9	10	39:40	-1	33
16	Swansea	27	9	6	12	28:34	-6	33
17	Sheffield Utd	26	10	2	14	36:39	-3	32
18	Charlton	26	8	8	10	26:32	-6	32
19	West Brom	27	9	4	14	31:38	-7	31
20	Blackburn	26	7	7	12	24:33	-9	28
21	Portsmouth	25	7	7	11	22:35	-13	28
22	Norwich	27	7	6	14	30:40	-10	27
23	Oxford Utd	26	5	8	13	25:35	-10	23
24	Sheffield Wed	26	1	8	17	18:52	-34	-7

English League Championship Outrights

1. Coventry: 1.65 (48.38%)

2. Ipswich: 2.92 (27.37%)

3. Middlesbrough: 7.68 (10.39%)

4. Millwall: 65.4 (1.22%)

5. Watford: 69.4 (1.15%)

6. Hull City: 96.2 (0.83%)

7. Leicester City: 100 (0.8%)

8. Queens Park Rangers: 100 (0.8%)

9. Sheffield United: 100 (0.8%)

10. Preston: 130.2 (0.61%)

11. Stoke City: 140.2 (0.57%)

12. Bristol City: 140.2 (0.57%)

13. Southampton: 180.2 (0.44%)

14. Wrexham: 180.2 (0.44%)

15. Blackburn: 180.2 (0.44%)

16. Sheffield Wed: 180.2 (0.44%)

17. Portsmouth: 180.2 (0.44%)

18. West Brom: 180.2 (0.44%)

19. Swansea: 180.2 (0.44%)

20. Derby: 180.2 (0.44%)

21. Birmingham: 180.2 (0.44%)

22. Norwich: 180.2 (0.44%)

23. Oxford Utd: 180.2 (0.44%)

24. Charlton: 180.2 (0.44%)

25. QPR: 200.25 (0.4%)

26. Sheffield Utd: 200.25 (0.4%)

27. Leicester: 200.25 (0.4%)

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