Birmingam City v Sheffield United Odds

The Birmingham City v Sheffield United odds for this Birmingham Sheffield United betting Championship match has the St Andrews side as favourites to get their season off to a winning start. Both teams come into the game with confidence after one or two solid pre-friendly results, but it is Birmingham and their manager who will be under most pressure to win. Birmingham are favourites for an immediate return to the Premier League and having kept most of his squad together, McLeish feels that this is more than just a realistic possibility. McLeish has added prolific scorer, Kevin Phillips to his squad and he has already shone pre-season by scoring a brace in their friendly 3-2 win over Leicester. He has also made what good be a very good signing in Ghana International forward Quincy Owusu-Abeyie from Spartak Moscow. It is an indication of the determination that ‘the blues' mean business this year.

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Sheffield United meanwhile have added three new players to their squad this season, including Welsh International, David Cotterill from Wigan. Cotterill failed to live up to expectations under Steve Bruce at Wigan, but ‘Blades' manager, Kevin Blackwell sees him as pivotal to their claims this season. Blackwell has also signed Matt Spring from Luton, who used to be part of Blackwell's squad when he was at Leeds. The third signing is keeper, Justin Haber, who is a Maltese international.

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Birmingham are 10/11 to win this game, while Sheff United are listed at 3/1 to gain the points. The draw, which is often the favourite option in opening League fixtures is a 9/4 chance. Kevin Phillips is an even money bet to score on his debut.

The match can be seen live on Sky Sports 2 on Saturday at 12.45pm.

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