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da bet7： Sky Sports pundit David Prutton has provided his verdict on the huge second city derby between Birmingham City and Aston Villa at St Andrew’s on Sunday, and despite pointing out how useful the three points would be for both teams, he doesn’t believe either will get them.
What’s the word, then?
Well, the EFL expert was discussing the clash as part of his latest set of predictions, as the eighth-placed Blues host the 11th-placed Villans in the Midlands.
Garry Monk’s men go into the weekend’s fixtures just four points shy of the play-off positions, while the visitors are only two points further back and will know that they can leapfrog their arch-rivals with a victory.
As per Sky Sports, Prutton said: “This is a Second City derby with plenty at stake! Both sides still have a shout at the play-offs and three points would go a long way to achieving that for either.
“Jack Grealish was brilliant when these teams met at Villa Park earlier in the season and you can see how important he is to the side with his performance against Derby last week. This is a close call, though, and I can’t split the pair. Score draw.”
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Is he right?
He could well be.
More often than not it seems as though there isn’t a lot between the two teams in a derby game, and it could easily prove to be the case again at St Andrew’s.
The former Leeds United and Southampton man may well be right in expecting a high-scoring game in the derby however, with six in the previous meeting between the two at Villa Park in November, when the claret and blue outfit ran out 4-2 winners.
With Dean Smith’s side notching four last weekend against Derby and with Lukas Jutkiewicz and Che Adams forming a formidable partnership up top for the hosts, goals are certainly on the menu.