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Norwich City pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Canaries will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 15 and win only 5 of the 26 games.
The previous match played between the two was within the last three years, in May 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in an Div. One Play-Offs match. Birmingham winning promotion with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out count.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sun 12 May | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | D1P |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 15 Mar | Norwich City | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Birmingham C. | 4 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 07 Nov | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Jan | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Norwich City | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Canaries have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 14 matches. Norwich City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 11 points from their 14 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Canaries have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Norwich City | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |