Tottenham Hotspur Match Preview

Last updated : 01 April 2005 By Brian Cartlidge

History of the Birmingham City v Tottenham Hotspur fixture

The Blues prepare to entertain Tottenham Hotspur at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two sides on home soil. Of the 40 games played, Blues have recorded 18 wins, and Tottenham have gone away with 12 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last season, in August 2003, the Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 28 AugTottenham H.1 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2003/2004Wed 07 JanTottenham H.4 - 1Birmingham C.PREM
2003/2004Sat 16 AugBirmingham C.1 - 0 Tottenham H.PREM
2002/2003Sat 05 AprTottenham H.2 - 1Birmingham C.PREM
2002/2003Sat 30 NovBirmingham C.1 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2000/2001Tue 31 OctTottenham H.1 - 3Birmingham C.LC
1986/1987Wed 29 OctTottenham H.5 - 0Birmingham C.LC

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Tottenham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Spurs have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

The Blues see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 35 points from their 30 games played so far, Tottenham's 42 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFA
Birmingham City630367
Tottenham Hotspur630375

STB prediction ...

The match against Tottenham is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a narrow victory for the Blues in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham CityWon 3 successive home games.
9 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 17 .
Tottenham Hotspur
Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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