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Southampton face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Saints have recorded 5 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2007, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 26 Aug | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Southampton | 4 - 3 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 02 Feb | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saints's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 64 points from the 36 games they have played so far. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 37 points from their 35 games thus far.
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Birmingham C. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Southampton | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |