Birmingham City welcome Portsmouth at St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium, Birmingham on Friday, Jan 1 at 4:00 PM in a Championship fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Birmingham City come into this fixture in mixed form (0W 2D 0L). Portsmouth, meanwhile, arrive in mixed form (1W 0D 1L) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks.

Head-to-head records offer little separation — Birmingham City and Portsmouth have split their 10 meetings almost evenly (4W–1D–5W). Their last encounter ended in a 1–1 draw. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Little separates these two on form or history. Home advantage could be the deciding factor — a narrow Birmingham City win or a draw looks most likely.