FootyMAD's Birmingham City match preview

Last updated : 29 January 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Birmingham City v Tottenham Hotspur fixture

Tottenham H. face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 43 games played, Spurs have recorded 13 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 19 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in March 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 29 AugTottenham H.2 - 1Birmingham C.PREM
2007/2008Sat 01 MarBirmingham C.4 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2007/2008Sun 02 DecTottenham H.2 - 3Birmingham C.PREM
2005/2006Sat 18 MarBirmingham C.0 - 2Tottenham H.PREM
2005/2006Mon 26 DecTottenham H.2 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2004/2005Sat 02 AprBirmingham C.1 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2004/2005Sat 28 AugTottenham H.1 - 0Birmingham C.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Blues score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.

Tottenham H. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Birmingham C. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 33 points from their 22 games so far. Tottenham H.'s total of 41 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Birmingham C.63215511
Tottenham H.632110411

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Tottenham H. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Birmingham C.. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham C. Unbeaten in the last 8 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Tottenham H. Not won in previous 2 away matches.