Southampton prepare to entertain Birmingham City at St. Marys on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Saints are clearly on top, winning 63.16% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Marys was just last season, in August 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Southampton | 0-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Birmingham C. | 3 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Southampton | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 19 Apr | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Southampton | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 16 Nov | Southampton | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Wed 06 Nov | Southampton | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Southampton have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Saints's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Birmingham C.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 5 points from their 9 games thus far. Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southampton | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Southampton at home in recent games, and, I cannot see a run starting here .. away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southampton | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 16 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |