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Last updated : 03 March 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Birmingham City v Cardiff City fixture

Cardiff City travel to take on Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Sunday morning, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 4 of the 28 games.

The last time the two teams met at Birmingham C. was more than a decade ago, in April 1995, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 26 AugCardiff City2 - 0Birmingham C.CHMP
2003/2004Mon 17 MayCardiff City1 - 0Birmingham C.FRND
1994/1995Sat 15 AprBirmingham C.2 - 1Cardiff CityLGE1
1994/1995Wed 28 DecCardiff City0 - 1Birmingham C.LGE1
1989/1990Tue 10 AprCardiff City0 - 1Birmingham C.LGE1
1989/1990Tue 31 OctBirmingham C.1 - 1Cardiff CityLGE1
1984/1985Sat 04 MayBirmingham C.2 - 0Cardiff CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Blues's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Cardiff City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Bluebirds have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 64 points from the 34 games they have played so far. Cardiff City's total of 59 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Birmingham C.63215411
Cardiff City641112613

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cardiff City 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. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham C. Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Cardiff City Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.