Brentford hope to follow up their weekend headline-grabbing demolition of Tottenham Hotspur when they travel to St Andrew's to face Birmingham City in the EFL Cup second round on Tuesday.
Brentford failed to win any of their final six away games in the Premier League last season and should expect a tough time against a Birmingham side who boasted a strong home record in the 2025/26 Championship.
Birmingham City v Brentford Tips Summary
Best Bet - Jaidon Anthony Anytime Goalscorer @ 12/5
Alternative Bet - Over 9.5 Corners @ 8/11
Bet Builder - Over 4 Birmingham Corners, Brentford to Win Either Half & Under 3 Cards @ 13/2
Birmingham City v Brentford Prediction
Best Bet: Jaidon Anthony Anytime Goalscorer @ 12/5
Jaidon Anthony, who scored nine goals in a poor Burnley team last season, came off the bench in Saturday's 3-0 win over Spurs for his first taste of competitive action with his new club Brentford.
In just over 20 minutes on the pitch, he got off a shot and looked lively and the London club's new £17 million frontman will surely get more game time.
And in a game in which this slick Brentford side will create chances, back Anthony to get on the scoresheet against Blues in this EFL Cup clash.
Alternative Bet: Over 9.5 Corners @ 8/11
There have been exactly 10 corners in each of Birmingham's three games this season, making it five matches in a row in which there have been over 10.
Brentford also won seven corners in a match haul of 10 against Tottenham on Saturday evening.
Whether a cup tie dims ambition is debatable, but certainly the stats suggest that between them these sides can conjure up over 9.5 corners.
Birmingham City v Brentford Bet Builder Tip
Over 4 Birmingham Corners
Brentford to Win Either Half
Under 3 Cards
Pays 13/2
Look at corners for the first leg of this bet builder, specifically Birmingham winning over four of them.
Chris Davies's men won eight in the 0-0 draw at Sheffield United in their Championship opener and another seven in the 2-2 draw with Bristol City.
Brentford managed to win both halves against Tottenham so they can certainly win at least one at St Andrew’s.
Birmingham's three games this term have produced just five cards while only two players were booked in Brentford's win over Spurs.
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Key Match Stats
Birmingham won 1-0 at Swansea in round one of the EFL Cup and have drawn their subsequent two Championship matches, 0-0 at Sheffield United and 2-2 against Bristol City.
Brentford drew four and lost the other two of their final six away games of last season.
Blues have lost only two of their last 20 home games.
Birmingham have not got beyond round two of the EFL Cup since 2015/16.
Brentford, in contrast, have reached at least round three of the competition in each of the last six seasons, making the quarter-finals last season.
Birmingham have had five shots on target in their opening three games of the season; Brentford had eight alone in their one game, Saturday's 3-0 win over Tottenham.
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