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History of the Southampton v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face a trip to Southampton on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St Mary's was just last season, in August 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Birmingham City | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 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 | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 16 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 06 Nov | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Birmingham City | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Saints have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Blues' away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of the Barclays Premiership with a return of just 5 points from their 9 games thus far. Blues find themselves in 14th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Birmingham City | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
STB prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Blues on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gaining three points from this game against Southampton. Away Win
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| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Birmingham City | Not won in previous 16 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. |
