Fulham Match Preview

Last updated : 09 December 2005 By Footymad Previewer

History of the Birmingham City v Fulham fixture

Birmingham City prepare to entertain Fulham on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two sides on home soil. Of the 35 games played, Blues have recorded 14 wins whilst Fulham have come away with 9 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was less than a year ago, in January 2005, with Fulham inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 13 AugFulham0 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2004/2005Sat 22 JanBirmingham C.1-2FulhamPREM
2004/2005Tue 28 DecFulham2 - 3Birmingham C.PREM
2004/2005Wed 27 OctBirmingham C.0 - 1FulhamLGEC
2003/2004Sat 03 AprFulham0 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2003/2004Sun 14 SepBirmingham C.2 - 2FulhamPREM
2002/2003Sun 05 JanFulham3 - 1Birmingham C.FAC

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 League cup victory and 1 Premier League draw from their last six played. While Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 8 goals have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Cottagers have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Birmingham City are stuck down in the relegation zone of the Barclays Premiership with a return of just 9 points from their 14 games thus far. Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 15 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFA
Birmingham C.621367
Fulham621389

STB prediction ...

Blues have been distinctly poor at home in recent games, but I can see a run starting here, and I think the Blues will at last register their first home win of the season against Fulham. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham CityBeen beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
FulhamNot won in previous 8 away matches.