FootyMAD's Birmingham City match preview

Last updated : 09 December 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Birmingham City v Fulham fixture

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.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 13 AugFulham0 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2004/2005Sat 22 JanBirmingham C.1 - 2FulhamPREM
2004/2005Tue 28 DecFulham2 - 3Birmingham C.PREM
2004/2005Wed 27 OctBirmingham C.0 - 1FulhamLGEC
2003/2004Sat 03 AprFulham0 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2003/2004Sun 14 SepBirmingham C.2 - 2FulhamPREM
2002/2003Sun 05 JanFulham3 - 1Birmingham 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:PWDLFAP
Birmingham C.6213677
Fulham6213897

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.