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Liverpool face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 47 games played, Reds have recorded 15 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Liverpool | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Birmingham C. | 0 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 30 Nov | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 23 Feb | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Liverpool | 2 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 25 Feb | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Liverpool | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.
Liverpool's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Reds, and 4 goals against.
Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 26 matches. Liverpool find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 43 points they have accumulated from 26 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reds's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Birmingham C., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Liverpool | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |