History of the Birmingham City v Leeds United fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Leeds United at St. Andrew's at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive home record against The Whites. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 8 of the 41 games on home soil.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last season, in August 2002, the Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match .. view report
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Sat 20 Sep Leeds Utd. 0 - 2 Birmingham City PREM 2002/2003 Wed 01 Jan Leeds Utd. 2 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 2002/2003 Sat 31 Aug Birmingham City 2-1 Leeds Utd. PREM 1997/1998 Sat 14 Feb Leeds Utd. 3 - 2 Birmingham City FAC 1995/1996 Sun 25 Feb Leeds Utd. 3 - 0 Birmingham City LC 1995/1996 Sun 11 Feb Birmingham City 1 - 2 Leeds Utd. LC 1988/1989 Sat 14 Jan Leeds Utd. 1 - 0 Birmingham City DIV2
Recent respective form guides ...
Blues have only performed averagely at home of late, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Leeds Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Whites have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Blues' 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Leeds Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 25 points from their 29 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Birmingham City 6 2 1 3 10 11 Leeds Utd. 6 2 2 2 9 9
Prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Blues' reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Leeds Utd.. Home WinSequence statistics: Birmingham City
6 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.Leeds Utd.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Early Team News ...
Blues will once again be without influential midfielder Robbie Savage as he completes his two game ban for ten bookings this season. David Dunn is still sidelined with a hamstring injury and there are injury concerns to Mikael Forssell (back), Matty Upson (knee), Damien Johnson (ankle) and Olivier Tebily (back).
Leeds are expected to be unchanged from the side that beat Manchester City at Elland Road on Monday night.
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Blues v Leeds Last Season
