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Last updated : 01 February 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Birmingham City v Derby County fixture

Derby County face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 25 AugDerby County1 - 2Birmingham C.PREM
2006/2007Fri 09 MarBirmingham C.1 - 0Derby CountyCHMP
2006/2007Sat 21 OctDerby County0 - 1Birmingham C.CHMP
1995/1996Sat 20 AprDerby County1 - 1Birmingham C.CHMP
1995/1996Tue 21 NovBirmingham C.1 - 4Derby CountyCHMP
1993/1994Sat 26 FebDerby County1 - 1Birmingham C.CHMP
1993/1994Sat 04 SepBirmingham C.3 - 0Derby CountyCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rams have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 24 matches. Derby County find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 24 games have yielded only 8 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Birmingham C.6024382
Derby County60336123

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Birmingham C. Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Derby County No sequences of note