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Blackburn R. pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 7 of the 54 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in April 2006, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 07 Oct | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Sep | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 19 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 21 Nov | Blackburn R. | 3 - 3 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 8 conceded.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 32 points from their 37 games thus far. Blackburn R.'s 58 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Rovers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | 4 games since last defeat. |