History of the Manchester United v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face Manchester United at Old Trafford 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 lose 24 and win only 9 of the 41 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Old Trafford was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Man Utd running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2002/2003 Tue 04 Feb Birmingham 0 - 1 Man Utd PREM 2002/2003 Sat 28 Dec Man Utd 2 - 0 Birmingham PREM 1985/1986 Sat 29 Mar Birmingham 1 - 1 Man Utd DIV1 1985/1986 Wed 01 Jan Man Utd 1 - 0 Birmingham DIV1 1983/1984 Sat 07 Apr Man Utd 1 - 0 Birmingham DIV1 1983/1984 Tue 07 Feb Birmingham 2 - 2 Man Utd DIV1 1982/1983 Sat 15 Jan Birmingham 1 - 2 Man Utd DIV1
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, The Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 2.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Just 5 goals have been scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Man Utd sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 16 points from their 7 games. Blues sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 14 points from their 6 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Man Utd 6 4 1 1 12 2 13 Birmingham 6 3 2 1 7 3 11
Prediction ...
I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Red Devils. Home winSequence statistics: Man Utd Unbeaten in the last 13 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.Birmingham 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.