History of the Birmingham City v Southampton fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Southampton at St. Andrew's on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two on home soil. Of the 19 games played, Blues have recorded 7 wins, and Southampton have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last season, in January 2004, the Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2004/2005 Sun 24 Oct Southampton 0 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Sat 10 Jan Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Southampton PREM 2003/2004 Sat 23 Aug Southampton 0 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Mon 21 Apr Birmingham C. 3 - 2 Southampton PREM 2002/2003 Sat 07 Dec Southampton 2 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 1985/1986 Sat 19 Apr Birmingham C. 0 - 2 Southampton PREM 1985/1986 Sat 16 Nov Southampton 1 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM
Recent respective form guides
Blues have only performed averagely at homethis season, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six games at St Andrew's. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Saints have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blues find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 24 matches. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 18 points from their 24 games thus far.
For detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Birmingham City 6 1 0 5 7 11 Southampton 6 3 1 2 12 9
STB prediction ...
None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so I'm predicting just a single home point for the Blues. Score drawSequence statistics: Birmingham City 6 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.Southampton 9 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.