West Brom Match Preview

Last updated : 05 March 2005 By Brian Cartlidge

History of the West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City fixture

Blues make the short journey across the city to The Hawthorns at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 57 games played on Albion soil, Blues have recorded 14 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 25 victories.

The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was in October 2002, when the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.


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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 18 DecBirmingham City4 - 0West Brom.PREM
2002/2003Sat 22 MarBirmingham City1 - 0West Brom.PREM
2002/2003Sat 19 OctWest Brom.1 - 1Birmingham CityPREM
2001/2002Tue 29 JanWest Brom.1 - 0Birmingham CityCHMP
2001/2002Wed 07 NovBirmingham City0 - 1West Brom.CHMP
2000/2001Sat 17 FebBirmingham City2 - 1West Brom.CHMP
2000/2001Sun 17 SepWest Brom.1 - 1Birmingham CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

West Brom have lost only 1 of the last six home games, but have drawn 4 of them. While The Baggies have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Blues is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 27 games have yielded only 18 points. Blues meanwhile see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 32 points from their 28 games played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFA
West Brom.613289
Birmingham City620459

STB prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Blues on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning at least a point from their game against West Brom.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
West Brom.Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Birmingham CityLost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 16 outings ago.

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