History of the Birmingham City v Manchester City fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Manchester City at St. Andrew's on Friday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 41 and lost only 15 of the 66 games played on home soil.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last season, in October 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners 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: 2002/2003 Sun 16 Mar Man City 1 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 2002/2003 Sat 26 Oct Birmingham City 0-2 Man City PREM 2001/2002 Tue 05 Mar Birmingham City 1 - 2 Man City LD1 2001/2002 Wed 10 Oct Man City 6 - 0 Birmingham City LC 2001/2002 Sat 15 Sep Man City 3 - 0 Birmingham City LD1 2000/2001 Sat 06 Jan Man City 3 - 2 Birmingham City FAC 1999/2000 Fri 28 Apr Man City 1 - 0 Birmingham City LD1
Recent respective form guides
Blues poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. They have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Man City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blues' 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 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 P Birmingham City 6 1 1 4 5 13 4 Manchester City 6 0 2 4 2 10 2
Prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Blues to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home WinSequence statistics: Birmingham City Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .Manchester City Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 8 most recent games.