History of the Birmingham City v Manchester City fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Manchester City at St. Andrew's at tea-time on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive home record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 45 and lost only 15 of the 70 games played on home soil.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was less than a year ago, in August 2004, the Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2004/2005 Wed 20 Apr Man City 3 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 2004/2005 Tue 24 Aug Birmingham C. 1-0 Man City PREM 2003/2004 Sun 08 Feb Man City 0 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Fri 26 Dec Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Man City PREM 2002/2003 Sun 16 Mar Man City 1 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 26 Oct Birmingham C. 0 - 2 Man City PREM 2001/2002 Tue 05 Mar Birmingham C. 1 - 2 Man City CHMP
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 3 conceded.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Sky Blues have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Blues' 1 point from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Birmingham C. 6 2 2 2 5 7 Man City 6 3 3 0 8 2
STB prediction ...
Blues have started to turn St. Andrew's into somewhat of a fortress, but I believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score drawSequence statistics:
Birmingham CityUnbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Man CityUndefeated last 4 away games
Man City Match Preview
