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Sunderland face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 53 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 15 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 09 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 25 Feb | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The Blues have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Sunderland's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the The Black Cats pummel 13 goals, and let in 5.
Birmingham C. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 0 points from their 1 games played so far, Sunderland's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland 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. | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |