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Middlesbrough pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Wednesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 8 of the 50 games.
The previous match played between the two at St. Andrew's was within the last three years, in August 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 23 Aug | Birmingham C. | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Middlesbrough | 5 - 3 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Mar | Birmingham C. | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Middlesbrough have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Boro have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 18 matches. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Middlesbrough on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Birmingham C.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |