History of the Birmingham City v Aston Villa fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Aston Villa at St. Andrew's at lunchtime on Sunday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Blues have the slight edge, having won 21 of the 49 games on home soil compared to Aston Villa's 16 away wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last season, in September 2002, with Blues running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2002/2003 Mon 03 Mar Aston Villa 0 - 2 Birmingham PREM 2002/2003 Mon 16 Sep Birmingham 3 - 0 Aston Villa PREM 1987/1988 Sat 12 Dec Birmingham 1 - 2 Aston Villa DIV2 1987/1988 Sat 22 Aug Aston Villa 0 - 2 Birmingham DIV2 1985/1986 Sat 22 Mar Aston Villa 0 - 3 Birmingham DIV1 1985/1986 Sat 07 Sep Birmingham 0 - 0 Aston Villa DIV1 1983/1984 Sat 31 Mar Birmingham 2 - 1 Aston Villa DIV1
Recent respective form guides
Blues are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast, Villa are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Villans have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blues sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 15 points from their 8 games. Villa see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 8 points from their 8 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Birmingham 6 3 1 2 7 6 10 Aston Villa 6 3 1 2 12 8 10
Prediction ...
With Bruce's Boys being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Blues. Home winSequence statistics: Birmingham Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .Aston Villa 8 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.