Blues face Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Blues have recorded 7 wins, and Newcastle have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St James' Park was less than a year ago, in May 2003, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Thu 24 Jul | Birmingham | 1 - 2 | Newcastle | PLAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Newcastle | 1 - 0 | Birmingham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Birmingham | 0 - 2 | Newcastle | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 29 Nov | Birmingham | 2 - 1 | Newcastle | LC |
| 1992/1993 | Sun 28 Mar | Newcastle | 2 - 2 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 04 Nov | Birmingham | 2 - 3 | Newcastle | LD1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 12 Apr | Newcastle | 4 - 1 | Birmingham | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Magpies have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Blues have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Blues have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Newcastle are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 2 matches. Blues' 4 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Birmingham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
Prediction ...
With Blues only showing average form on the road, we are of the opinion a draw at St. James' Park will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Birmingham | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |
