Overview
- Leicester travel to St Andrew’s hovering above the relegation zone on goal difference following a six-point penalty for an alleged Profit & Sustainability breach.
- Birmingham enter the match on a five-game unbeaten run that has moved them closer to the play-off places.
- Manager Chris Davies reported no new injuries and expects to be without Ethan Laird, Jack Robinson, Lee Buchanan, Alex Cochrane and Demarai Gray.
- Klarer could miss the game for family reasons, with new signing Jonathan Panzo on standby to partner in-form centre-back Phil Neumann.
- BirminghamLive predicts a 4-2-3-1 featuring James Beadle, with Marvin Ducksch set to start after five goals in six games and Carlos Vicente viewed as an impact option, while Jay Stansfield may keep his place for his pressing despite a scoring drought.