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Southampton face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Saints have recorded 5 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2004, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Oct | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Southampton is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Saints have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 24 matches. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 18 points from their 24 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Southampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Southampton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from St. Andrew's with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Southampton | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |