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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 16 and win only 6 of the 29 games.
The previous match played between the two at St Andrew's was within the last three years, in October 2006, with Norwich City inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Norwich City | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Mar | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Norwich City | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Norwich City | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 12 May | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | D1PO |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These games have seen the Blues score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Birmingham C., Norwich City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Canaries have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 71 points from the 39 games they have played so far. Norwich City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 42 points from 39 matches.
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Canaries are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Birmingham C.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Norwich City | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |