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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 60 previous games, with the hosts winning just 19.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | West Brom. | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.
The The Baggies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Baggies, and 6 goals against.
Birmingham C. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 21 points from their 13 games so far. West Brom. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 25 points from 13 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Brom. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| West Brom. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |