History of the West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City fixture
Blues make the short journey across the city to The Hawthorns at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 57 games played on Albion soil, Blues have recorded 14 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 25 victories.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was in October 2002, when the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2004/2005 Sat 18 Dec Birmingham City 4 - 0 West Brom. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 22 Mar Birmingham City 1 - 0 West Brom. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 19 Oct West Brom. 1 - 1 Birmingham City PREM 2001/2002 Tue 29 Jan West Brom. 1 - 0 Birmingham City CHMP 2001/2002 Wed 07 Nov Birmingham City 0 - 1 West Brom. CHMP 2000/2001 Sat 17 Feb Birmingham City 2 - 1 West Brom. CHMP 2000/2001 Sun 17 Sep West Brom. 1 - 1 Birmingham City CHMP
Recent respective form guides
West Brom have lost only 1 of the last six home games, but have drawn 4 of them. While The Baggies have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Blues is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 27 games have yielded only 18 points. Blues meanwhile see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 32 points from their 28 games played so far.
For detailed team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A West Brom. 6 1 3 2 8 9 Birmingham City 6 2 0 4 5 9
STB prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Blues on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning at least a point from their game against West Brom.. Score drawSequence statistics: West Brom. Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.Birmingham City Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 16 outings ago.