The intriguing storyline of tenants hosting their landlords made the prospect game of the game thrilling, but the action on the pitch was anything but.<\/p>\n
After a first half of few chances for either side, Aitor Karanka\u2019s Blues stepped up the pace and created some decent chances; most of which fell for Lukas Jutkiewicz.<\/span><\/p>\n However, the English striker couldn\u2019t put the ball past the Coventry goalkeeper Marko Marosi, who had a decent evening.<\/span><\/p>\n Blues\u2019 talisman had two great opportunities that were carbon copies of one another. A cross from deep that the 31-year-old did well to meet, but couldn\u2019t steer beyond Coventry\u2019s Slovakian \u2018keeper.<\/span><\/p>\n Those missed efforts summed up the West Midlands side\u2019s campaign thus far.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With just nine goals scored in 12 Championship games, Karanka\u2019s side are the joint-third lowest goalscorers in the division.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thankfully for them, they haven\u2019t been woeful defensively, conceding 11 so far this term, giving them a comfortable mid-table position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, they\u2019re currently walking on a tightrope. That defence could easily become unstuck in the next few and then Birmingham will have to face the prospect of another relegation battle.<\/span><\/p>\n If you look at most of Birmingham\u2019s results this season, they could easily be mistaken for binary code; there have been plenty of 1-0s, 0-0s and 1-1s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n They\u2019ve proved hard to beat in most games this campaign, but at the same time have failed to offer significant quality in the final third.<\/span><\/p>\n Blues have only scored more than one goal in a single game twice this season, in their 2-1 wins over Preston and Huddersfield respectively. What\u2019s more, they\u2019ve failed to score in five of their 12 league games, almost half.<\/span><\/p>\n Birmingham currently have a \u2018be hard to beat\u2019 mentality which, for now, seems to be working. They\u2019ve managed to keep a handful of clean sheets and are yet to be on the wrong end of a significant beating.<\/span><\/p>\n This, however, is a risky move because if their goalscoring woes continue, and the defence starts to become slightly leggy, Birmingham will lose games and find themselves in another relegation battle.<\/span><\/p>\n Follow us on Twitter @ProstInt<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n