Blues prepare to entertain Portsmouth on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 7 of the 37 games on home soil.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last year, in April 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sun 07 Apr | Birmingham | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Birmingham | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Birmingham | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Portsmouth | 2 - 2 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 06 Mar | Birmingham | 4 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Blues are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 6 goals against.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for Pompey, and 5 goals against.
Blues' 11 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Portsmouth's 9 points from 6 games sees them also inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
Prediction ...
Blues may be coming up against a decent side in Portsmouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Portsmouth | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
