FM Preview: Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City 10 Nov 2012

Last updated : 09 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham City fixture

Blackburn Rovers prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 36 and lost only 8 of the 56 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was just last season, in April 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Blackburn R. 1-1 Birmingham C. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Blackburn R. Premier League
2009/2010 Wed 24 Mar Blackburn R. 2 - 1 Birmingham C. Premier League
2009/2010 Tue 15 Dec Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Blackburn R. Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 11 May Birmingham C. 4 - 1 Blackburn R. Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 07 Oct Blackburn R. 2 - 1 Birmingham C. Premier League
2007/2008 Wed 26 Sep Blackburn R. 3 - 0 Birmingham C. League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Blackburn Rovers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

Birmingham City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Blackburn Rovers's total of 24 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Birmingham City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 19 points from their 15 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Blackburn Rovers 6 2 2 2 5 6 8
Birmingham City 6 2 2 2 7 6 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Birmingham City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Rovers in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Blackburn Rovers 13 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Birmingham City Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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