We said: Birmingham City 1-2 Rangers
Having excited Bluenoses with their dominant performances so far this summer, Wednesday's match against Rangers could administer a dose of reality for Birmingham ahead of the new campaign.
That being said, a first-choice Blues side is capable of causing the Gers some problems, but we feel that Clement's troops will narrowly come out on top, recording their first victory of pre-season.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rangers win with a probability of 50.86%. A win for Birmingham City had a probability of 26.59% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.83%) and 0-2 (7.34%). The likeliest Birmingham City win was 2-1 (6.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.