History of the Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Blackburn Rovers at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 6 of the 48 games played on home soil.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last season, in August 2002, with Blackburn inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Blues 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 Sat 18 Jan Blackburn R. 1 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 24 Aug Birmingham C. 0 - 1 Blackburn R. PREM 2000/2001 Wed 14 Mar Birmingham C. 0 - 2 Blackburn R. LD1 2000/2001 Tue 26 Dec Blackburn R. 2 - 1 Birmingham C. LD1 1999/2000 Wed 22 Mar Blackburn R. 1 - 0 Birmingham C. LD1 1999/2000 Tue 15 Feb Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Blackburn R. LD1 1988/1989 Sat 22 Apr Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Blackburn R. DIV2
Recent respective form guides
Blues have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Blackburn is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Rovers have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blues' 20 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Blackburn Rovers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 14 matches.Current form guides: P W D L F A P Birmingham C. 6 1 3 2 3 6 6 Blackburn R. 6 1 0 5 6 12 3
Prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Blues to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home WinSequence statistics: Birmingham C. Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.Blackburn R. Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.
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