History of the Manchester City v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face a trip to the City of Manchester Stadium on Wednesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings aginst Man City at their grounds, having been beaten a depressing 44 out of 64 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Eastlands was just last season, in February 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2004/2005 Tue 24 Aug Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Man City PREM 2003/2004 Sun 08 Feb Man City 0 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Fri 26 Dec Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Man City PREM 2002/2003 Sun 16 Mar Man City 1 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 26 Oct Birmingham C. 0 - 2 Man City PREM 2001/2002 Tue 05 Mar Birmingham C. 1 - 2 Man City CHMP 2001/2002 Wed 10 Oct Man City 6 - 0 Birmingham C. LC
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Blues is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. They have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 41 points from their 33 games played so far, Birmingham City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 38 points from their 33 games played so far,
For detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Man City 6 2 2 2 8 8 8 Birmingham C. 6 1 3 2 4 6 6
STB prediction ...
I see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home winSequence statistics: Man City 4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.Birmingham City Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.