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Newcastle Utd. pack their bags to visit 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, Magpies have recorded 14 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 23 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St Andrew's was within the last three years, in March 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 17 Mar | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 17 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 5 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 06 Jan | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
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.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Magpies have hit 10 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 17 matches. Newcastle Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 22 from their 17 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Magpies could well see them head back from St Andrew's with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |