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Birmingham City v Blackpool tips - Blues 11/8 to qualify for final

Birmingham City are 11/8 to qualify for the final of the playoffs (credit: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
Birmingham City manager Chris Hughton has demanded improvements from his players and he should get them in the second leg of the Blues playoff clash with Blackpool.

Blackpool may have won the Championship playoffs two seasons ago but they shouldn't be good enough to do so again this time around. They beat Birmingham City 1-0 in the first leg of their semi final tie at Bloomfield Road last week though and they were largely untroubled by the Blues.

After the game Blackpool manager Ian Holloway was effusive in his praise for his team but even he will have been surprised at how meek Birmingham were against the Seasiders.

"I'm absolutely delighted with the way we played under pressure," said Holloway.

"I wanted to try to play the brand of football we do, it was going to be tough and whatever happened it was only going to be half-time.

"Our play merited more than one goal but let's see if we go there and impose ourselves."

It is perhaps pushing it to say that Blackpool should have won by more because, in truth, they weren't brilliant, merely better than a poor Birmingham City side. The Blues manager Chris Hughton has, however, called on his squad to show improvements and they should do.

"They were better than us, we'll hold our hand up," said Hughton. "We'll need be better than we were tonight and if we are that puts us in with a great chance."

The Birmingham manager is correct in his assessment and it shouldn't take dramatic improvements to see the Blues win at St. Andrews. They are 10/11 at Betfred to beat Blackpool and that price is definitely worth taking.

The Tangerines are 33/10 at Bet Victor to win in the Midlands or 11/4 to claim a draw with their hosts. They are also 4/7 favourites to qualify for the playoff finals. However, away goals don't count double in the playoffs and so Birmingham need only to win to force extra time (where they'd be favourites to go through) and so it is also worth taking the 11/8 at bet365 that the Blues qualify from the tie.

Recommendation

Win Market - Birmingham City (10/11, Betfred)
To Qualify - Birmingham City (11/8, bet365)


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