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Sunderland 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 54 games played, The Black Cats have recorded 15 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 25 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St Andrew's was within the last three years, in August 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 22 Sep | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 15 Aug | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Sunderland's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Black Cats's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 9 matches. Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 16 from their 9 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the The Black Cats of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at St Andrew's with Sunderland coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |