Birmingham City can squeeze past Burnley

Both teams have been out of sorts recently, but Willie Duncan is backing Chris Hughton's men to bounce back and grab a crucial win over Eddie Howe's Clarets.Birmingham City will look to consolidate their place in this season’s Championship promotion play-offs when they travel to Turf Moor to face Burnley on Tuesday night.Chris Hughton’s side had enjoyed just one win in seven matches prior to last week’s match against Doncaster Rovers. The former Newcastle manager will be hoping that the resounding 3-1 away victory at the relegation-threatened club will provide the Blues with a springboard  as they look to secure a place in the top six. Bookmakers Bet365 make Birmingham 11/8 (2.38) favourites to pick up crucial three points here and that looks to be a generous price.Burnley crushed struggling Portsmouth 5-1 last weekend, but had gone eight matches without success prior to that in what has been a largely inconsistent season for Eddie Howe’s side. The victory over Pompey, although impressive, was against a side who have faced further financial penalties this season and lost many of their best players in recent weeks.Burnley have won just six of their 19 home matches so far this term and Bet365 rate them as 15/8 (2.88) to make it seven home wins with victory over the Blues while the same firm chalk up the draw as a 12/5 (3.40) chance.Burnley’s last two matches have produced 10 goals while Birmingham have failed to score in just one of their last 11 league games. It seems likely that this match will be peppered with goals and the 17/20 (1.85) with Bet365 for both teams to score on Tuesday looks like decent value as does the 4/6 (1.67) with the same firm about three or more strikes to be netted.Despite their inconsistency, Burnley are now 16 points clear of the drop zone and, as such, are safe from relegation and this could play a big part in their results in the final weeks of the season.Subsequently, Birmingham might just have the edge in terms of motivation and the quote of 17/2 (9.50) from Bet365 for the visitors to edge a 2-1 victory while the same firm offer a massive 18/1 (19.0) for Chris Hughton’s side to win 3-1.However, given Birmingham’s desire to make the play-offs, the 11/8 (2.38) for an away win represents sufficient value to be the bet of the day and should be backed as the main selection for this game.