History of the Sunderland v Birmingham City fixture
Birmingham C. face a trip to the Stadium Of Light on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 34 and win only 11 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2005, with Birmingham C. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2005/2006 Sat 25 Feb Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Sunderland PREM 2005/2006 Sat 26 Nov Sunderland 0 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Wed 25 Feb Birmingham C. 0 - 2 Sunderland FAC 2003/2004 Sat 14 Feb Sunderland 1 - 1 Birmingham C. FAC 2002/2003 Sat 12 Apr Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Sunderland PREM 2002/2003 Sat 23 Nov Sunderland 0 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 1998/1999 Sun 09 May Sunderland 2 - 1 Birmingham C. CHMP
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Black Cats have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Birmingham C. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Blues have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Sunderland are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered 0 points from their 1 match played. Birmingham C. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 3 points from their first game.
For detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Sunderland 6 1 0 5 6 14 3 Birmingham C. 6 2 2 2 5 6 8
STB prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Blues out on the road recently, yet we can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Sunderland. Away winSequence statistics: Sunderland 6 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.Birmingham C. Not won in previous 6 away matches.