Fulham face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 35 games played, Cottagers have recorded 9 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Fulham inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Fulham | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Fulham | 2 - 3 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
2004/2005 | Wed 27 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Fulham | LGEC |
2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Fulham | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
2003/2004 | Sun 14 Sep | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
2002/2003 | Sun 05 Jan | Fulham | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Cottagers have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 9 points from their 14 games thus far. Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 15 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Fulham on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Birmingham C.. No-score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Birmingham C. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Fulham | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |