Southampton Match Preview

Last updated : 01 February 2005 By Brian Cartlidge

History of the Birmingham City v Southampton fixture

Blues prepare to entertain Southampton at St. Andrew's on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two on home soil. Of the 19 games played, Blues have recorded 7 wins, and Southampton have come away with 5 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last season, in January 2004, the Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sun 24 OctSouthampton0 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2003/2004Sat 10 JanBirmingham C.2 - 1SouthamptonPREM
2003/2004Sat 23 AugSouthampton0 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2002/2003Mon 21 AprBirmingham C.3 - 2SouthamptonPREM
2002/2003Sat 07 DecSouthampton2 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
1985/1986Sat 19 AprBirmingham C.0 - 2SouthamptonPREM
1985/1986Sat 16 NovSouthampton1 - 0Birmingham C.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Blues have only performed averagely at homethis season, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six games at St Andrew's. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.

The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Saints have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Blues find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 24 matches. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 18 points from their 24 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFA
Birmingham City6105711
Southampton6312129

STB prediction ...

None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so I'm predicting just a single home point for the Blues. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham City6 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Southampton9 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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