Birmingham City host Southampton at St Andrew's on Tuesday night in the Championship and will be aiming to extend their unbeaten start to the season.
Blues claimed an impressive 2-1 win away at Wrexham on Friday night following draws with Sheffield United and Bristol City and will be confident heading into the game against the Saints.
Southampton lost on the opening weekend at Watford but have since gone on to earn convincing league victories, winning 3-1 against Stoke before Saturday's emphatic 5-1 triumph over Millwall.
Birmingham City v Southampton Tips Summary
Best Bet - Over 2.5 goals @ 8/11
Alternative Bet - Draw @ 12/5
Bet Builder - Both teams to score, Cyle Larin anytime goalscorer & over eight corners @ 6/1
Birmingham City v Southampton Prediction
Best Bet: Over 2.5 goals @ 8/11
Birmingham and Southampton have each been among the goals at the start of the season and so Tuesday's clash should see plenty of goalmouth action.
After drawing a blank at Sheffield United, Blues have since scored four goals in two games, beating Wrexham and rescuing a late point against Bristol City thanks to Demarai Gray's injury-time penalty.
Southampton are the joint top-scorers in the Championship after three games, hitting five past Millwall and three in the home win over Stoke.
Birmingham have not kept a clean sheet in three matches, while for Southampton it's four games, and so backing over 2.5 goals when the sides face off at St Andrew's looks a smart bet.
Alternative Bet: Draw @ 12/5
Both sides have started the season strongly and it's fair to assume Birmingham and Southampton will occupy the top half of the table for much, if not all, of the campaign.
Saints have been tipped for a promotion push while expectations are high for Blues too and at the start of September, it's difficult to separate the two sides based on current form.
Southampton have been scoring for fun and will take confidence from the fact that Birmingham conceded six goals at home to Brentford in the EFL Cup last week.
However, Blues started the campaign with two clean sheets against Swansea and Sheffield United and will aim to keep the visitors quiet from the off.
While Birmingham have home advantage and impressed in the win over Wrexham, Southampton are a dangerous opponent and so a draw could be the likely result on Tuesday night.
Tonda Eckert's side will be eager to maintain their winning run in the Championship, but a point at St Andrew's could be seen as a positive result.
Birmingham v Southampton Bet Builder Tip
Both teams to score
Cyle Larin anytime goalscorer
Over eight corners
Pays @ 6/1
Birmingham and Southampton have been scoring regularly while also struggling on the clean sheet front and it's likely both teams will find the back of the net on Tuesday.
Southampton's Canada international Cyle Larin has returned in good scoring form and will be determined to find the net against Birmingham.
The striker has got on the scoresheet in four of his five games for the Saints so far this season and grabbed a brace in Saturday's 5-1 victory against Millwall.
As for set-pieces, Southampton's latest win featured 19 corners; though bizarrely, it was the Lions who had eleven to the Saints' eight.
Birmingham's last two games have seen nine corners, while the three matches before then saw ten recorded.
Looking at the output for both sides, backing over eight corners looks wise as Blues and Southampton are each expected to create chances on Tuesday.
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Key Match Stats
Birmingham have kept two clean sheets this season while also conceding nine goals
Southampton are the joint-top scorers in the Championship with Wolves having netted nine times
Blues have not beaten Southampton at home since a 1-0 win in March 2009
Saints forward Cyle Larin has scored four goals in three league games this season
Both teams have netted in six of the last seven meetings between Birmingham and Southampton
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