How Birmingham City’s monster home form compares to promotion rivals Wycombe and Wrexham this season

Birmingham City further cemented their lead at the top of the League One table on Tuesday evening, claiming a well-deserved 2-1 victory away at relegation strugglers Bristol Rovers. It marked the 27th victory of the season for the in-form Blues and leaves them 11 points clear of second place Wrexham with two games in hand and a further 14 points clear of third placed Wycombe Wanderers with a game in hand.

Chris Davies’ high-flying side now need just eight points from their remaining eight fixtures to mathematically secure promotion - and remain firmly on course to exceed the 100+ points mark this term in a memorable campaign. A great deal of this success has been down to Birmingham’s formidable home record at St Andrew’s Stadium, but how does the Blues’ home form compare to their promotion chasing rivals? Here’s all you need to know:

Birmingham City’s incredible home record explored

Birmingham City boast an imperious record of 17 victories and three draws in 20 matches at St. Andrew’s Stadium this term. They are yet to taste defeat in front of their own supporters and have treated the fans to an incredible 37 goals which is the highest of any team in the division. This is compounded with the fact that Birmingham have only conceded nine goals at St Andrew’s this term, making them the toughest team to break down in the third tier this season with Wycombe having the second best defensive record of 11.

Overall, Birmingham are on a run of 22 league matches without defeat, stretching back to the end of last season, meaning the club are on their longest unbeaten streak at home since October 1970 to April 1972, when they went 32 games without tasting defeat. Birmingham will hope to complete an unbeaten home campaign as round off a glorious season the season with games against Barnsley, Crawley and Mansfield Town in a mission to complete the feat.

How Birmingham’s form compares to their League One rivals

Runaway leaders Birmingham have picked up eight more points than nearest rivals Wrexham, who have managed 14 wins, four draws and two defeats from their 20 home matches. The Red Dragons are chasing a third consecutive promotion and have adapted to the third tier well, scoring an impressive 34 goals and conceding just 14 times, while also having a strong average of 2.3 points per game.

Charlton, Reading and Stockport have all also exceeded the 40 point mark in front of their own supporters as they dream of making it into the Championship next season.

Here is the full League One table based on home results:

1. Birmingham - 54
2. Wrexham - 46
3. Charlton - 44
4. Reading - 43
5. Stockport - 43
6. Wycombe - 39
7. Leyton Orient - 33
8. Bolton - 33
9. Lincoln - 32
10. Huddersfield - 31
11. Rotherham - 31
12. Bristol Rovers - 31
13. Peterborough - 29
14. Blackpool - 29
15. Stevenage - 28
16. Exeter - 25
17. Wigan - 23
18. Northampton - 23
19. Mansfield - 22
20. Barnsley - 22
21. Cambridge - 21
22. Crawley - 21
23. Shrewsbury - 18
24. Burton - 17

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