History of the Birmingham City v Tottenham Hotspur fixture
The Blues prepare to entertain Tottenham Hotspur at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two sides on home soil. Of the 40 games played, Blues have recorded 18 wins, and Tottenham have gone away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrew's was just last season, in August 2003, the Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2004/2005 Sat 28 Aug Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Wed 07 Jan Tottenham H. 4 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2003/2004 Sat 16 Aug Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 05 Apr Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 30 Nov Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. PREM 2000/2001 Tue 31 Oct Tottenham H. 1 - 3 Birmingham C. LC 1986/1987 Wed 29 Oct Tottenham H. 5 - 0 Birmingham C. LC
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Tottenham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Spurs have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
The Blues see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 35 points from their 30 games played so far, Tottenham's 42 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
For detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A Birmingham City 6 3 0 3 6 7 Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 0 3 7 5
STB prediction ...
The match against Tottenham is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a narrow victory for the Blues in a close run game. Home WinSequence statistics: Birmingham City Won 3 successive home games.
9 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 17 .Tottenham Hotspur
Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.
