FootyMAD's Birmingham City Match Preview

Last updated : 20 February 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Fulham v Birmingham City fixture

Fulham prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Craven Cottage was two seasons ago, in May 2008, with Fulham running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premier League match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 21 NovBirmingham C.1 - 0FulhamPREM
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

Recent respective form guides

Fulham have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Cottagers, with 3 goals against.

The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Fulham's 34 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Birmingham lie just outside the play-off positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 37 from their 25 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Fulham641110313
Birmingham C.63127910

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Cottagers are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
FulhamWon 4 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Birmingham C.5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.