History of the Birmingham City v Portsmouth fixture
Birmingham City prepare to entertain Portsmouth at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 10 of the 46 games played on home soil.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was less than a year ago, in April 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2005/2006 Sat 17 Sep Portsmouth 1 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2004/2005 Sat 16 Apr Birmingham C. 0-0 Portsmouth PREM 2004/2005 Sat 14 Aug Portsmouth 1 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Mon 12 Apr Portsmouth 3 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Sat 27 Sep Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Portsmouth PREM 2001/2002 Sun 07 Apr Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Portsmouth CHMP 2001/2002 Tue 30 Oct Portsmouth 1 - 1 Birmingham C. CHMP
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Pompey have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Birmingham City are stuck down in the relegation zone of the Barclays Premiership with a return of just 16 points from their 21 games thus far. Portsmouth are also in the relegation zone with a return of 17 points from their 22 games thus far.
For detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Birmingham C. 6 2 2 2 6 6 Portsmouth 6 2 1 3 4 8
STB prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Blues' reasonable showing at home of late will see them scrape past Portsmouth. Home WinSequence statistics: Birmingham City Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Portsmouth 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.