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Man City prepare to entertain Birmingham City at City of Manchester Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 46 wins out of 66 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Man City running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 20 Apr | Man City | 3-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 08 Feb | Man City | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 16 Mar | Man City | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Sky Blues score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Man City's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 12 points from their 15 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Sky Blues's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Birmingham C.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Birmingham C. | No sequences of note |