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Man. City prepare to entertain Birmingham City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 47 wins out of 67 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was two seasons ago, in December 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Man. City | 4-1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 20 Apr | Man. City | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 24 Aug | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. The Sky Blues have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Man. City, Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Blues have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. City sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 19 points from their 9 games. Birmingham C. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 8 points from their 9 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Man. City fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Sky Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Won 6 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Birmingham C. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |