Birmingham C. face Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 8 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in November 2004, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 21 Nov | Blackburn R. | 3 - 3 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Birmingham C. | 4 - 0 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Birmingham C. | 0 - 4 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 11 points from their 9 games played so far, Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 6 points from their 9 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
STB prediction ...
Birmingham City have an average recent record on the road and I'm prdicting that they take a point from Blackburn this weekend. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Birmingham C. | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |