How many points AI thinks Birmingham City will win in August | OneFootball

Blues will hope to make a fast start to life back in the Championship

Birmingham City are looking to make immediate waves in the Championship after earning promotion from League One in record-breaking fashion.

For the first time in several years, Blues begin a second tier campaign with a strong sense of optimism and excitement as a result of the continued backing Chris Davies is to receive from Knighthead Capital Management.

The club have already been linked with moves for a plethora of high-profile additions across the summer transfer window, having already signed German centre-back, Phil Neumann, on a pre-contract agreement from Hannover 96, whilst Alfons Sampsted and Taylor Gardner-Hickman have seen their loan moves made permanent.

Birmingham accumulated an EFL-high total of 111 points in League One last term, winning 34 and losing just three of their 46 league games, playing a further 14 in the EFL Cup, FA Cup and EFL Trophy.

With Bluenoses and supporters of other clubs intrigued to see how the side from the West Midlands fare in the 2025/26 season, Football League World has asked AI chatbot, ChatGPT, to predict how many points Davies' men will accumulate in the opening month now the fixture schedule has been confirmed.

Birmingham City's opening four fixtures as Championship return nears

With the Championship season commencing a week later than League One and League Two, the second tier curtain-raiser has been pencilled in for Friday, August 8th, and Blues will be at the front and centre of the spectacle as they take on newly-relegated Ipswich Town at St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park.

Davies and his chargers will then travel up the M6 to face off against Blackburn Rovers, who are preparing for their first full season under the guidance of former West Bromwich Albion boss, Valerien Ismael, having narrowly missed out on a play-off place on the final day of last season.

Two-time former Blues boss, Gary Rowett, will make yet another return to B9 with his Oxford United outfit on August 23rd, before the Second City side travel to the King Power Stadium for a clash against Leicester City, who will be under new management following the departure of Ruud van Nistelrooy.

AI predicts 'encouraging' points return for Birmingham City in first four fixtures

In recent times, Birmingham have made their B9 home a fortress, not losing a league encounter at St Andrew's since April 10th 2024, a run which stretches back 26 fixtures to a 1-0 defeat against Cardiff City, who have since been relegated to the third tier themselves.

Therefore, AI believes Blues will give Kieran McKenna's side - who are expected to challenge for an immediate Premier League return - an immediate reality check, with a 2-0 win predicted despite the fact Ipswich could dominate the tempo of the encounter.

A 1-1 draw is predicted the following week at Ewood Park, a ground where Blues haven't picked up maximum points from since a 3-2 success under Lee Clark back in December 2013, with AI also forecasting a 3-1 win against Oxford in B9.

Despite the highly-respectable start for a newly-promoted outfit, the month is set to end with a tinge of disappointment, according to AI, who have predicted that the Foxes will edge out Blues with a 2-1 victory at the King Power on August 30th as a result of added quality, which so often remains throughout a squad who have just been relegated from the top flight.

Based on last season, Birmingham's predicted accumulation of seven points from a possible 12 with a goal difference of +2 would be identical to the start Middlesbrough endured under Michael Carrick, with the side from the North East sitting in seventh after the opening four games.

Oxford and Derby County accumulated one fewer point in the same timeframe, meaning there is definitely a blueprint for those just promoted from League One to follow and make their mark, which many believe is a distinct possibility for Blues throughout the season. As a result, AI, unsurprisingly, believes Davies would be left "encouraged" by this outcome.