History of the Birmingham City v Southampton fixture
Blues prepare to entertain Southampton at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two on home soil.
Of the 16 games played, Blues have recorded 6 wins, and Southampton have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was less than a year ago, in April 2003, as the Blues squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Premiership match, view match report
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Sat 23 Aug Southampton 0 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 2002/2003 Mon 21 Apr Birmingham City 3-2 Southampton PREM 2002/2003 Sat 07 Dec Southampton 2 - 0 Birmingham City PREM 1985/1986 Sat 19 Apr Birmingham City 0 - 2 Southampton DIV1 1985/1986 Sat 16 Nov Southampton 1 - 0 Birmingham City DIV1 1983/1984 Sat 12 May Birmingham City 0 - 0 Southampton DIV1 1983/1984 Sat 17 Dec Southampton 2 - 1 Birmingham City DIV1
Recent respective form guides
Blues have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Whilst they have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Blues' 26 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Southampton's 27 points from 20 games sees them also lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.Current form guides last six games: P W D L F A P Birmingham City 6 3 0 3 9 10 9 Southampton 6 2 0 4 5 8 6
Prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Blues but with home advantage against a side struggling to score goals I can see no no further than a victory for Steve Bruce's side.. Home WinSequence statistics: Birmingham City 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .Southampton Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.