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Alex McLeish of Birmingham leaves the pitch after the Barclays Premier League match between Birmingham City and Tottenham Hotspur at St. Andrews Stadium on January 30, 2010 in Birmingham, England.

This is a big Black Country derby between a couple of rivals and I expect an explosive clash at St Andrews. Birmingham have become one of the more tougher sides to beat in the EPL and have had a terrific season, looking like they’ll settle comfortably into midtable. Wolves meanwhile, have struggled following promotion and are involved in the relegation battle. Birmingham have only won 1 of their last 6 games, despite having picked up some excellent results in this period against quality sides. They will eye this as an ideal chance to claim victory and I think they’ll have too much strength for Wolves to deal with.

The visitors are battling manfully week after week to avoid the drop and are certainly fighting hard, but I expect this’ll be a tough test. Mick McCarthy’s men are winless in 5 games and you are never totally convinced of their defensive qualities. Last weekend they did well to draw 2-2 away at Hull, coming form behind twice to snatch a point. But Birmingham are a much better side who will be strongly motivated today and seem to be an attractive price. It's always dangerous betting on derby games where sometimes anything can happen, but I have a strong feeling for Birmingham in this one. This St Andrews stadium has become quite a fortress and they are exceptionally difficult to penetrate here. Over the course of the 90 minutes I think they’ll have too much class and ultimately prevail.

Bet: Birmingham win @ 1.80

Steve Wyss