Birmingham City are on the periphery of a relegation battle having only managed two wins in the opening twelve fixtures.

Despite this, Garry Monk’s side can seriously claim the tag of ‘draw specialists’ after sharing the points in eight games so far.

The draw statistic outlines both positives and negatives in Birmingham’s season: they are evidently solid defensively and tough to beat, but struggle to break teams down and claim wins.

Conceding 12 goals, Birmingham have by far the best defence in the bottom half of the table, with teams around them conceding many more.

Last time out, Birmingham registered a convincing win over Rotherham at St Andrews, with a hat-trick from Lukas Jutkiewicz being enough to see off the Millers.

Evidently, the defence is the best asset Birmingham have, but statistically speaking, forward players may be the ones to make the headlines.

Here at FLW, we look at the THREE players who are statistically Birmingham’s best…

Without a shadow of a doubt, Lukas Jutkiewicz is Birmingham’s best player, statistically in terms of productivity.

His hat-trick against Rotherham may play a large factor in that, but with 6 goals and 2 assists, he is Garry Monk’s biggest star.

With 4 assists and 1.9 key passes, Jota is Birmingham’s creative outlet.

The Spanish winger has been one of the shining lights in Garry Monk’s side, and will remain to be key if they are to achieve their goals this season.

With all the defensive solidarity and goalscoring ability that Birmingham have, Dutch midfielder Maikel Kieftenbeld is the man who glues everything together.

The ex-Groningen man is an experienced player at St Andrew’s now and is a vital cog of Monk’s side. He has an impressive 74.8% successful pass rate, making him a crucial part of Birmingham’s hopes.

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