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Man. City pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 45 and win only 16 of the 71 games.
The previous match played between the two at St. Andrew's was within the last three years, in August 2005, with Man. City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Man. City | 4 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Man. City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 31 matches. Man. City's 49 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Man. City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Sky Blues out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man. City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |