History of the Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion fixture
Blues prepare to entertain West Bromwich Albion at St. Andrew's on Saturday, needing to improve on a poor home record against The Baggies. The visitors have won 25 of the 58 previous games, with the Blues winning just 18.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was two seasons ago, in March 2003, the Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2002/2003 Sat 22 Mar Birmingham City 1-0 West Brom. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 19 Oct West Brom. 1 - 1 Birmingham City PREM 2001/2002 Tue 29 Jan West Brom. 1 - 0 Birmingham City CHMP 2001/2002 Wed 07 Nov Birmingham City 0 - 1 West Brom. CHMP 2000/2001 Sat 17 Feb Birmingham City 2 - 1 West Brom. CHMP 2000/2001 Sun 17 Sep West Brom. 1 - 1 Birmingham City CHMP 1999/2000 Sat 04 Mar West Brom. 0 - 3 Birmingham City CHMP
Recent respective form guides
Blues need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. The Blues have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
The away form of West Brom. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Baggies have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blues find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 17 matches. West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 10 points.
For detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Birmingham City 6 2 2 2 7 9 West Brom. 6 0 2 4 6 12
STB prediction ...
I see this as an opportunity for the Blues to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points from the Baggies game. Home WinSequence statistics: Birmingham City Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. West Brom. Not won in previous 11 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 9 most recent games.