History of the Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Blackburn Rovers in the FA cup 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 7 of the 50 games played on home soil.
In FA cup ties Blues hold a 100% record against Blackburn, but are hoping to win a Third Round tie for the first time in four years.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last month, in December 2003, with Blackburn inflicting a 4-0 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: 2003/2004 Sat 6 Dec Blackburn R. 0 - 4 Birmingham C. 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 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
Blues v Blackburn Match Preview
Recent respective form guides
Blues have only collected 2 wins from the last six home games played. Seven goals have been registered in this time, with 8 in the wrong end.
The away form of Blackburn is pretty average, chalking up two wins, with 3 defeats, from the last six. While Rovers have hit 6 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Prediction ...
I see this as a quick chance for Blues to gain revenge for the recent league defeat and expect them to book their place in Mondays 4th round draw with a narrow win over Graeme Souness' side.
Teams..
Blues (from): Taylor, Kenna, Cunningham, Upson, Lazaridis, Clapham, Johnson, Dunn, Savage, Clemence, Hughes, Cisse, John, Morrison, Forssell, Bennett, Tebily, Purse, Kirovski.
Blackburn (from): Friedel, Enckelman/Yelldell, Johansson, Taylor, Todd, Babbel, Neill, Gresko, Short, Baggio, Flitcroft, Mahon, Jansen, Emerton, Tugay, Yorke, Cole, Gallagher.