Birmingham C. face a trip to Charlton Athletic at The Valley on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 3 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Charlton Ath. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Charlton Ath. | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 03 Nov | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Charlton Ath. | 0 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Charlton Athletic's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Addicks have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Birmingham C.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Blues have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Charlton Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 25 points from their 19 games played so far, Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 16 points from their 20 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad 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 win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Charlton Ath. | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |