Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 47 games played, Magpies have recorded 14 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 29 Nov | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | LC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 12 Oct | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | LC |
| 1992/1993 | Sun 28 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Blues's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Magpies have hit 10 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 7 matches. Newcastle Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 11 points they have accumulated from 7 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Magpies out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |