FM Preview: Birmingham City v Leeds United 26 Oct 2011

Last updated : 25 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Birmingham City v Leeds United fixture

Leeds United travel to take on Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Whites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 25 and win only 8 of the 44 games.

The last time the two teams met at Birmingham City was just over four years ago, in February 2007, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2006/2007 Tue 27 Feb Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Leeds Utd. Championship
2006/2007 Sat 23 Sep Leeds Utd. 3 - 2 Birmingham C. Championship
2004/2005 Sat 08 Jan Birmingham C. 3 - 0 Leeds Utd. F.A. Cup
2003/2004 Sat 27 Mar Birmingham C. 4 - 1 Leeds Utd. Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 20 Sep Leeds Utd. 0 - 2 Birmingham C. Premiership
2002/2003 Wed 01 Jan Leeds Utd. 2 - 0 Birmingham C. Premiership
2002/2003 Sat 31 Aug Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Leeds Utd. Premiership

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Blues, with 4 goals against.

The Whites have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Whites, and 8 goals against.

Birmingham City see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 17 points from their 10 games played so far,

Leeds United's total of 21 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower Championship.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Birmingham City 6 5 1 0 11 4 16
Leeds United 6 3 2 1 11 9 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Leeds 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 Won their latest 5 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Leeds United Undefeated in last 3 away games.
6 games since last defeat.

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