History of the Birmingham City v Bolton Wanderers fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Bolton Wanderers at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record on home soil. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 12 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was last season, in November 2002, with Blues running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match, view match report
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Sat 25 Oct Bolton Wdrs. 0 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 01 Feb Bolton Wdrs. 4 - 2 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 02 Nov Birmingham C. 3 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. PREM 2000/2001 Fri 13 Apr Bolton Wdrs. 2 - 2 Birmingham C. LD1 2000/2001 Sat 04 Nov Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. LD1 1999/2000 Sat 12 Feb Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. LD1 1999/2000 Tue 05 Oct Bolton Wdrs. 3 - 3 Birmingham C. LD1
Recent respective form guides
Blues have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
Bolton Wanderers have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Trotters have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Blues' 39 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Bolton are just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 34 points from their 26 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 C. 6 2 3 1 9 6 9 Bolton Wdrs. 6 1 2 3 7 11 5
Prediction ...
Blues may be coming up against a decent side in carling Cup Finalists Bolton but I believe that its going to result in a narrow win for the hosts. Home WinSequence statistics: Birmingham City 4 games since last home draw. Bolton Wanderers Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.
Blues Team News ..
Stan Lazaridis is rated as 50/50 for a return to Steve Bruce's 16-man squad having missed the last three games with a hamstring injury picked up while on international duty with Australia. Midfielder Aliou Cisse is available for selection once again having served his one game ban for his sending-off in the cup tie at Sunderland. Damien Johnson plays his last game before he begins a one-game suspension for picking up five yellow cards this season.
Definately out are David Dunn who has a long-term hamstring injury and Jamie Clapham who contracted Shingles last week.
At the time of writing there is no news on the availability of striker Christophe Dugarry who was suspended for the midweek game against Middlesbrough but is still troubled by an ongoing knee injury.
Blues (from): Maik Taylor, Tebily, Cunningham, Martin Taylor, Upson, Johnson, Savage, Clemence, Hughes, Forssell, Morrison, Bennett, Purse, Carter, John, Kenna, Lazaridis, Cisse.
