FM Preview: Birmingham City v Peterborough United 19 Nov 2011

Last updated : 18 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Birmingham City v Peterborough United fixture

Peterborough United travel to take on Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Half the previous contests have ended with a drawn game, but unfortunately the other half have ended in a defeat for the Posh.

The last time the two teams met at Birmingham City was well over fifteen years ago, back in September 1994, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
1992/1993 Tue 09 Mar Peterborough 2 - 1 Birmingham C. League Division One
1992/1993 Fri 22 Jan Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Peterborough League Division One

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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, 7 to 6.

Peterborough United have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Posh have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Birmingham City see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 21 points from their 13 games played so far,

Peterborough United's 22 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Birmingham City 6 3 2 1 6 4 11
Peterborough United 6 3 0 3 14 14 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Peterborough United on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Birmingham City. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Birmingham City Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Peterborough United Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 15 outings ago.

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