History of the Charlton Athletic v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face Charlton Athletic on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the home of the South London side. Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 13 and win only 3 of the 23 games played between the two sides at The Valley.
The most recent encounter between these two teams at The Valley was less than a year ago, in April 2003, as Blues ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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 Mon 03 Nov Birmingham City 1 - 2 Charlton Ath. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 19 Apr Charlton Ath. 0 - 2 Birmingham City PREM 2002/2003 Sat 21 Dec Birmingham City 1 - 1 Charlton Ath. PREM 1999/2000 Sat 30 Oct Birmingham City 1 - 0 Charlton Ath. LD1 1999/2000 Sat 02 Oct Charlton Ath. 1 - 0 Birmingham City LD1 1997/1998 Sun 03 May Birmingham City 0 - 0 Charlton Ath. LD1 1997/1998 Wed 22 Oct Charlton Ath. 1 - 1 Birmingham City LD1
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, and drawing the other. The Addicks have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
The current away form of Blues is pretty dire, losing two and drawing 4 of their last six matches on the road. While the Blues have hit 7 goals, an alarming 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Charlton's 47 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the Barclaycard Premiership table, in 7th position. Blues' 46 points from 33 games sees them lie one spot behind Charlton in 8th position .. view league table
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Charlton Ath. 6 2 1 3 6 8 7 Birmingham City 6 1 1 4 9 12 4
STB Prediction ...
We see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Addicks, as the Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home winSequence statistics: Charlton Athletic Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
One win in four most recent games.Birmingham City Not won in previous 9 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.
Ref Watch:
St Helens official Chris Foy is the man in the middle at The Valley .. click here