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Blackburn R. face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 34 and win only 7 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in May 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Birmingham C. | 4 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rovers have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 24 points from their 16 games so far. Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 19 points from their 16 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |