Blackburn Rovers welcome Birmingham City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire on Saturday, Dec 26 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.

Blackburn Rovers come into this fixture out of form (1W 2L recently). Birmingham City, meanwhile, arrive drawing too many games (3D in last 5) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks.

History strongly favours Blackburn Rovers here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Birmingham City, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Birmingham City won 0–1.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Blackburn Rovers a slight edge, but Birmingham City are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.