Blues face Southampton at St. Marys on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 10 out of 15 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Mary's was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Southampton running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Birmingham | 3 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Birmingham | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 19 Apr | Birmingham | 0 - 2 | Southampton | DIV1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 16 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Birmingham | DIV1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 12 May | Birmingham | 0 - 0 | Southampton | DIV1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 17 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 1 | Birmingham | DIV1 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 14 May | Southampton | 0 - 1 | Birmingham | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Saints in those games, with 6 conceded.
Blues have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Blues have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Southampton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far, Birmingham's 3 points from 1 game sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Birmingham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Blues on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Southampton. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Birmingham | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
