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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City fixture
West Brom. are ready to welcome Birmingham City to The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 60 games played, The Baggies have recorded 26 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 15 victories.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was more than three years back, in March 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 18 Mar | West Brom. | 1-1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | West Brom. | 2 - 3 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 06 Mar | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Birmingham C. | 4 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The The Baggies have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to West Brom., Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Blues have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 4 matches. Birmingham C.'s total of 6 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Baggies are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |