Barclays Premiership
Arsenal v Birmingham City
4th December 2004 at 15:00
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History of the Arsenal v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 37 occassions, and draw 19, from the 61 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Sat 01 May Arsenal 0 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 2003/2004 Sat 22 Nov Birmingham City 0 - 3 Arsenal PREM 2002/2003 Sun 12 Jan Birmingham City 0 - 4 Arsenal PREM 2002/2003 Sun 18 Aug Arsenal 2 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 1997/1998 Tue 14 Oct Arsenal 4 - 1 Birmingham City LC 1985/1986 Sat 03 May Birmingham City 0 - 1 Arsenal PREM 1985/1986 Sat 30 Nov Arsenal 0 - 0 Birmingham City PREM
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Gunners, with 6 goals against.
The Blues have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Blues have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 31 points from their 15 games. The Blues find themselves down in 14th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 15 matches.
For detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Arsenal 6 2 2 2 11 10 Birmingham City 6 1 2 3 5 7
STB's prediction ...
Blues' recent record on the road hasn't been too bad in recent matches and with Arsenal not at playing at their best at the moment I can see Blues taking a point from their trip to Highbury. Score DrawSequence statistics: Arsenal Unbeaten in the last 15 home games.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.Birmingham City Undefeated in last 4 away games.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.
