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 home of the Red Devils. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 9 of the 44 previous games played between the two sides.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Old Trafford was last season, in October 2003, with Man Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2004/2005 Sat 16 Oct Birmingham C. 0 - 0 Man Utd. PREM 2003/2004 Sat 10 Apr Birmingham C. 1 - 2 Man Utd. PREM 2003/2004 Sat 04 Oct Man Utd. 3 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Tue 04 Feb Birmingham C. 0 - 1 Man Utd. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 28 Dec Man Utd. 2 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 1985/1986 Sat 29 Mar Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Man Utd. PREM 1985/1986 Wed 01 Jan Man Utd. 1 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1 of their last six games. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 3 conceded.
Blues have a poor recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Blues have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd place in the league, and have picked up 53 points from their 25 games. Blues find themselves down in 14th position in the Premier league having picked up 29 points from their 25 matches.
For detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Man Utd. 6 5 0 1 14 5 Birmingham City 6 2 0 4 8 10
STB prediction ...
Blues' recent away form has been pretty poor of late to say the least and I have to say I can see nothing other than a defeat against an in form Manchester Utd side.. Home winSequence statistics: Man Utd. 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .Birmingham City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
.Last drawn game 13 outings ago.