History of the Fulham v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face a trip to Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings at the Londoners home ground. The Blues have won 14 of the 37 previous games, with the hosts winning just 13.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Craven Cottage was less than a year ago, in December 2004, with Blues inflicting a narrow 3-2 defeat upon the Cottagers in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2004/2005 Sat 22 Jan Birmingham City 1 - 2 Fulham PREM 2004/2005 Tue 28 Dec Fulham 2 - 3 Birmingham City PREM 2004/2005 Wed 27 Oct Birmingham City 0 - 1 Fulham LGEC 2003/2004 Sat 03 Apr Fulham 0 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 2003/2004 Sun 14 Sep Birmingham City 2 - 2 Fulham PREM 2002/2003 Sun 05 Jan Fulham 3 - 1 Birmingham City FAC 2002/2003 Sun 15 Dec Fulham 0 - 1 Birmingham City PREM
Recent respective form guides
Fulham finished last season quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games yielded a total of 13 goals for the Cottagers, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Blues at the end of last season was pretty dire - they managed just a paltry 2 draws from the last six away matches. Blues conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.Form guides: P W D L F A Fulham 6 3 1 2 14 8 Birmingham City 6 2 2 2 5 7
STB prediction ...
I see this opening game of the new season ending all square. Score DrawSequence statistics: Fulham
4 games since last home draw.Birmingham City
No wins in previous 10 away matches.