History of the Aston Villa v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face the short trip across Birmingham to Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 54 games played on Villa soil, the Blues have come away with 13 wins, while Villa have recorded 26 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Sun 22 Feb Aston Villa 2 - 2 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Sun 19 Oct Birmingham C. 0 - 0 Aston Villa PREM 2002/2003 Mon 03 Mar Aston Villa 0 - 2 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Mon 16 Sep Birmingham C. 3 - 0 Aston Villa PREM 1993/1994 Wed 06 Oct Aston Villa 1 - 0 Birmingham C. LC 1993/1994 Tue 21 Sep Birmingham C. 0 - 1 Aston Villa LC 1988/1989 Wed 12 Oct Aston Villa 5 - 0 Birmingham C. LC
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Villans, with 3 goals against.
Blues have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Blues have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 6th position in the Barclays Premier League table, courtesy of the 25 points they have accumulated from 16 games. Blues find themselves struggling down in 15th position having picked up just 14 points from their 16 matches.
For a detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Aston Villa 6 3 2 1 8 5 Birmingham City 6 1 2 3 5 9
STB prediction ...
I see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues and even if I didn't I'd still say the same. Away winSequence statistics: Aston Villa Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.Birmingham City Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.
