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West Ham Utd. pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers 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 previous match played between the two at St Andrew's was within the last three years, in August 2007, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Blues in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 13 Feb | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 05 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 30 Nov | Birmingham C. | 2 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Hammers have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C.'s 21 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Ham Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Hammers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Birmingham C.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. |