FM Preview: Manchester City v Birmingham City 11 Apr 2010

Last updated : 10 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester City v Birmingham City fixture

Man. City are ready to welcome Birmingham City to City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 48 wins out of 68 previous matches.

The previous match played between the two at City of Manchester Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2007, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sun 01 NovBirmingham C.0 - 0Man. CityPREM
2007/2008Sat 29 MarBirmingham C.3 - 1Man. CityPREM
2007/2008Sat 20 OctMan. City1-0Birmingham C.PREM
2005/2006Sat 17 DecMan. City4 - 1Birmingham C.PREM
2005/2006Sat 20 AugBirmingham C.1 - 2Man. CityPREM
2004/2005Wed 20 AprMan. City3 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2004/2005Tue 24 AugBirmingham C.1 - 0Man. CityPREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 3 conceded.

Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Blues have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Man. City's total of 59 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Birmingham C.'s 46 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man. City641116713
Birmingham C.61328106

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Man. City Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Birmingham C. Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.