FM Preview: Birmingham City v Bristol City 14 Apr 2012

Last updated : 13 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Birmingham City v Bristol City fixture

Bristol City pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St. Andrews on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 4 of the 27 games.

The previous match played between the two at St. Andrews was more than three years back, in March 2009, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 23 Oct Bristol City 0 - 1 Birmingham C. Championship
2008/2009 Wed 04 Mar Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2008/2009 Tue 16 Sep Bristol City 1 - 2 Birmingham C. Championship
1998/1999 Sat 24 Apr Bristol City 1 - 2 Birmingham C. League Division One
1998/1999 Sat 28 Nov Birmingham C. 4 - 2 Bristol City League Division One
1993/1994 Sat 16 Apr Birmingham C. 2 - 2 Bristol City League Division One
1993/1994 Tue 02 Nov Bristol City 3 - 0 Birmingham C. League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Robins have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Birmingham City are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 70 points from 42 games.

Bristol City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 43 points from 42 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Birmingham City 6 3 2 1 14 11 11
Bristol City 6 2 3 1 6 5 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Robins have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Birmingham City Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Bristol City Undefeated in last 3 away games.
5 games since last defeat.

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