History of the Birmingham City v Middlesbrough fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Carling Cup winners Middlesbrough at St. Andrew's on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record against Boro on home soil. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 7 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Blues running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match ... view report
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2002/2003 Sat 26 Apr Birmingham C. 3 - 0 Middlesbrough PREM 2002/2003 Sat 21 Sep Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 1997/1998 Sat 07 Feb Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Middlesbrough LD1 1997/1998 Sat 20 Sep Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Birmingham C. LD1 1995/1996 Wed 20 Dec Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Middlesbrough LC 1995/1996 Wed 29 Nov Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Birmingham C. LC 1993/1994 Sat 26 Mar Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Middlesbrough LD1
Recent respective form guides
Blues have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Blues, with 4 goals against.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Boro have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Blues' 36 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 31 points from their 25 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Birmingham C. 6 1 4 1 7 6 7 Middlesbrough 6 4 0 2 11 7 12
Prediction ...
Blues are starting to turn St. Andrew's into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes me believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score drawSequence statistics: Birmingham C. Not won in the 3 most recent games. Middlesbrough 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.