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Southampton pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Saints have recorded 5 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 8 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St. Andrew's was within the last three years, in February 2005, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Blues score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Saints, and 9 goals against.
Birmingham C. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 74 points from 41 games. Southampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 66 from their 42 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
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. | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southampton | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |