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Sunderland 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 51 games played, Black Cats have recorded 15 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in an F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 25 Feb | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 09 May | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Dec | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Birmingham C., Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Black Cats have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 20 points from their 25 games thus far. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 26 games have yielded only 10 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |