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Man City face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Tuesday evening, 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 43 and win only 15 of the 68 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 08 Feb | Man City | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Blues have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Man City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 1 points from their 2 games thus far. Man City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 2 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Sky Blues out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Man City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |