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West Brom. face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 25 of the 59 previous games, with the hosts winning just 19.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2004, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 07 Nov | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Blues, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Birmingham C., West Brom. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Baggies have hit 4 goals, 13 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 23 points from their 27 games thus far. West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 28 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the The Baggies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| West Brom. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |