History of the Birmingham City v Manchester United fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Manchester United at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two sides on home soil. Of the 43 games played, Blues have recorded 16 wins, and Manchester United have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last season, in February 2003, with Man Utd. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match .. view match report
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Sat 04 Oct Man Utd. 3 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 2002/2003 Tue 04 Feb Birmingham City 0-1 Man Utd. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 28 Dec Man Utd. 2 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 1985/1986 Sat 29 Mar Birmingham City 1 - 1 Man Utd. DIV1 1985/1986 Wed 01 Jan Man Utd. 1 - 0 Birmingham City DIV1 1983/1984 Sat 07 Apr Man Utd. 1 - 0 Birmingham City DIV1 1983/1984 Tue 07 Feb Birmingham City 2 - 2 Man Utd. DIV1
Recent respective form guides
Blues are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These six games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.
Man Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Red Devils have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Blues find themselves in a respectable 6th position in the Barclaycard Premier League table, courtesy of the 46 points they have accumulated from 31 games. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 62 points from their 30 games .. view league table
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Birmingham City 6 3 1 2 12 8 Manchester United 6 3 2 1 9 7
Prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, we're predicting the game will end in stalemate. Score drawSequence statistics: Birmingham City 7 games since last home draw. Manchester United 4 games since last defeat.
Ref Watch ..
Banbury official Dermot Gallagher is the man in the middle .. click here
Blues Team News ....
Long term injury casualty David Dunn is unlikely to figure this weekend but Blues had no reported injury worries following the away game at Fulham last weekend so the same squad is expected to be named for this game.