History of the Arsenal v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face Arsenal at Highbury at lunchtime on Saturday, 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 18, from the 60 games played.
The last recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury was on the opening day of last season, in August 2002, when Arsenal ran out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Gunners, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Blues are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Blues have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 82 points from the 34 games played. They can't be caught and are this seasons Barclaycard Premiership title winners.
Blues' 48 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
Prediction ...
The Gunners have yet to be beaten in the league so far this season, and as the Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches I can't see them spoiling the party at Highbury. Home win
Ref Watch
Tring official Graham Poll is the man in the middle at Highbury .. click here
The last recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury was on the opening day of last season, in August 2002, when Arsenal ran out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 | DIV1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 30 Nov | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Birmingham City | DIV1 |
| 1983/1984 | Mon 23 Apr | Birmingham City | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Gunners, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Blues are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Blues have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 82 points from the 34 games played. They can't be caught and are this seasons Barclaycard Premiership title winners.
Blues' 48 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 |
| Birmingham City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Prediction ...
The Gunners have yet to be beaten in the league so far this season, and as the Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches I can't see them spoiling the party at Highbury. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Birmingham City | Not won in previous 10 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
Ref Watch
Tring official Graham Poll is the man in the middle at Highbury .. click here
