FM Preview: Birmingham City v Peterborough United 01 Sep 2012

Last updated : 31 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Birmingham City v Peterborough United fixture

Peterborough United face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrews on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. While the majority of previous matches have ended up drawn, a win has yet to be registered by Posh.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrews was less than a year ago, in November 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Peterborough 1 - 1 Birmingham C. Championship
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Peterborough Championship
1994/1995 Sat 25 Mar Peterborough 1 - 1 Birmingham C. League Division Two
1994/1995 Tue 27 Sep Peterborough 3 - 5 Birmingham C. (Associate Members)
1994/1995 Sun 18 Sep Birmingham C. 4 - 0 Peterborough League Division Two
1993/1994 Sat 05 Feb Birmingham C. 0 - 0 Peterborough League Division One
1993/1994 Sat 23 Oct Peterborough 1 - 0 Birmingham C. League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Blues, with 7 goals against.

The away form of Peterborough United is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Posh have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Birmingham City are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far.

Peterborough United are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower Championship with a return of just 0 points from their 3 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Birmingham City 6 1 2 3 12 12 5
Peterborough United 6 1 1 4 9 10 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Posh have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Birmingham City Unbeaten in the last 8 home games.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Peterborough United Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 13 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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