Championship leaders Burnley have won their last seven home matches and along with Sheffield are the main favorites for direct promotion to the Premier League. The home team played their last game last Wednesday, losing 2-0 at Premier League side Manchester United in the League Cup match. Manager Vincent Kompany fielded a strong team, his team had their moments but United's clinical finishing was the difference. Main striker Rodriguez and first-choice goalkeeper Muric should return to the starting eleven after they were rested on the bench for the cup game. Burnley is very strong in its stadium and Vincent Kompany certainly contributed a lot to this team, considering that he played a good part of his career in Man City, and because of that, Burnley's game reminds a little of the style of play practiced by Pep Guardiola. The home club usually plays in a 4-3-3 formation, favoring a more offensive style of play, attacking through the sides. Burnley drew 1-1 against Birmingham in October's fixture, but now I expect a much different game considering that Burnely are playing in front of their fans.

The guests last played 10 days ago securing a 3-2 home victory over Reading. Weren't at their best but clinically capitalized on errors and good fortune to go 3-0 up, Reading pulled two goals back but the Blues held on. Birmingham are in good form and are only three points away from the place that leads to the playoffs. Birmingham should play 3-5-2 formation and should adopt a more defensive posture, with the aim of trying their best to concede a goal caused by tactical errors. Coach John Eustace cannot count on Przemyslaw Placheta, Gary Gardner and Harlee Dean, all with physical problems. The team's problem is that they can't always maintain the intensity throughout the 90 minutes. This could be a huge problem against one of the strongest squads in the league. I don't expect a lot of goals here, Birmingham would certainly be satisfied with one point, but I think that the Burnley players will find a way to score a goal and probably win with a minimum score.

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英冠领头羊伯恩利已经赢得了最近7场主场比赛，他们和谢菲尔德是直接晋级英超联赛的热门球队。主队上周三进行了最后一场比赛，在联赛杯比赛中0 - 2负于英超球队曼联。主教练孔帕尼派出了一支强大的球队，他的球队也有他们的时刻，但曼联的临床射门是不同的。主力前锋罗德里格斯和主力门将穆里奇将在足总杯比赛中替补出场后重返首发11人名单。伯恩利在球场上非常强大，孔帕尼当然为这支球队做出了很多贡献，考虑到他在曼城踢了很好的职业生涯，正因为如此，伯恩利的比赛让人想起了瓜迪奥拉的比赛风格。主队通常采用4-3-3阵型，喜欢更有进攻性的打法，从两边进攻。伯恩利在10月的比赛中1-1战平伯明翰，但现在我期待一场不同的比赛，因为伯恩利是在他们的球迷面前比赛。

客人们最后一次比赛是在10天前，他们在主场3-2战胜了雷丁。虽然不是最佳状态，但雷丁利用失误和运气以3-0领先，雷丁扳回两球，但蓝军坚持住了。伯明翰目前状态良好，距离进入季后赛的位置只差3分。伯明翰应该打3-5-2阵型，应该采取更多的防守姿态，目的是尽最大努力让战术失误造成的失球。教练约翰·尤斯塔斯不能指望普拉泽斯拉夫·普莱切塔，加里·加德纳和哈莉·迪恩，他们都有身体问题。球队的问题是他们不能在90分钟内一直保持这种强度。面对联盟最强的球队之一，这可能是一个巨大的问题。我不期望在这里有很多进球，伯明翰肯定会满足于一分，但我认为伯恩利球员会找到一个进球的方法，可能会以最低的分数赢得比赛。