FM Preview: Birmingham City v Manchester United 28 Dec 2010

Last updated : 27 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Birmingham City v Manchester United fixture

Man. Utd. face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 49 games played, Red Devils have recorded 14 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 16 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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:
2009/2010Sat 09 JanBirmingham C.1 - 1Man. Utd.PREM
2009/2010Sun 16 AugMan. Utd.1 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2007/2008Tue 01 JanMan. Utd.1 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2007/2008Sat 29 SepBirmingham C.0 - 1Man. Utd.PREM
2005/2006Sun 26 MarMan. Utd.3 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2005/2006Wed 28 DecBirmingham C.2 - 2Man. Utd.PREM
2005/2006Tue 20 DecBirmingham C.1 - 3Man. Utd.LGEC

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.

The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Red Devils's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 17 matches. Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 37 points from the 17 games played.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Birmingham C.6231549
Man. Utd.641112613

FootyMad's prediction ...

Red Devils have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from St Andrew's with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham C. Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Man. Utd. 4 games since last defeat.