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Bristol City travel to take on Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 4 of the 26 games.
The last time the two teams met at Birmingham C. was more than a decade ago, in November 1998, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 16 Sep | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | Bristol City | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Birmingham C. | 4 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 16 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 02 Nov | Bristol City | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 13 Mar | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Bristol City | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 07 Nov | Bristol City | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The away form of Bristol City however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Robins, and 5 goals against.
Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 61 points from the 35 games they have played so far. Bristol City's total of 54 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Bristol City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bristol City are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bristol City | 5 games since last away draw. |