FM Preview: Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 01 May 2011

Last updated : 30 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's at lunchtime on Sunday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 63 games played, Wolves have recorded 20 wins, and Birmingham City have come away with 23 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2010, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sun 12 Dec Wolves 1 - 0 Birmingham C. Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 07 Feb Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Wolves Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 29 Nov Wolves 0 - 1 Birmingham C. Premier League
2008/2009 Mon 06 Apr Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Wolves Championship
2008/2009 Tue 13 Jan Birmingham C. 0 - 2 Wolves F.A. Cup
2008/2009 Sat 29 Nov Wolves 1 - 1 Birmingham C. Championship
2006/2007 Sun 22 Apr Wolves 2 - 3 Birmingham C. Championship

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

Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

The away form of Wolverhampton Wanderers is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Wolves have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Birmingham City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 34 matches.

Wolverhampton Wanderers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 33 points from their 34 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Birmingham City 6 2 1 3 7 12 7
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 1 2 3 6 14 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Birmingham City 8 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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