FootyMAD's Birmingham City match preview

Last updated : 20 November 2009 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 37 games played, Cottagers have recorded 9 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 15 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 03 MayFulham2 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2007/2008Sat 29 DecBirmingham C.1 - 1FulhamPREM
2005/2006Sat 10 DecBirmingham C.1 - 0FulhamPREM
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

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.

The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Cottagers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 12 points from their 12 matches. Fulham see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 15 points from their 11 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Birmingham C.61237105
Fulham62311079

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.. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham C. Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Fulham Not won in previous 9 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.