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West Brom. prepare to entertain Birmingham City at The Hawthorns at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 58 games played, The Baggies have recorded 26 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with West Brom. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to West Brom., Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Blues have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
West Brom. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far, Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Brom. may be coming up against a decent side in Birmingham C., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Baggies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |