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Man City face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Friday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 41 and win only 15 of the 66 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 16 Mar | Man City | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Man City | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 10 Oct | Man City | 6 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Man City | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 06 Jan | Man City | 3 - 2 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 28 Apr | Man City | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Blues have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Man City's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C.'s 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| Man City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Man City | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |