History of the Birmingham City v Manchester City fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Manchester City at St. Andrew's on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 43 and lost only 15 of the 68 games played on home soil.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was less than a year ago, in December 2003, the Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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 Sun 08 Feb Man City 0 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 2003/2004 Fri 26 Dec Birmingham City 2-1 Man City PREM 2002/2003 Sun 16 Mar Man City 1 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 2002/2003 Sat 26 Oct Birmingham City 0 - 2 Man City PREM 2001/2002 Tue 05 Mar Birmingham City 1 - 2 Man City LD1 2001/2002 Wed 10 Oct Man City 6 - 0 Birmingham City LC 2001/2002 Sat 15 Sep Man City 3 - 0 Birmingham City LD1
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City's poor home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Blues have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Man City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blues are in 19th place in the Barclays Premiership with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far. Man City find themselves in 14th position in the league having also picked up 1 points from their 2 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Birmingham City 6 0 4 2 4 8 4 Man City 6 2 2 2 10 7 8
STB prediction ...
I just can't see past Blues picking up their first win of the season against Man City in a close match at St Andrew's... home winSequence statistics: Birmingham City Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 10 most recent games.Man City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 6 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.
