Despite the heartbreaking nature of the defeat at Leicester, there were plenty of positives to take from the performance for Birmingham, who simply need to pick up points at St Andrew's over the next week.
Cardiff's season is all but over, and we can envisage the visitors producing another limp performance on Wednesday night to continue their poor run of form.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Birmingham City win with a probability of 43.04%. A win for Cardiff City has a probability of 30.81% and a draw has a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Birmingham City win is 1-0 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (8.88%) and 2-0 (7.62%). The likeliest Cardiff City win is 0-1 (8.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.44%).