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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Birmingham City at St. James' Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 45 games played, Magpies have recorded 22 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was just last season, in August 2003, with Birmingham C. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Magpies in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 03 Oct | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Magpies have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Birmingham C.'s away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches. Birmingham C.'s 26 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Magpies at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Blues come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |