FM Preview: Birmingham City v Barnsley 22 Sep 2012

Last updated : 21 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Birmingham City v Barnsley fixture

Barnsley face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrews at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 8 of the 36 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. Andrews was less than a year ago, in September 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 21 Feb Barnsley 1 - 3 Birmingham C. Championship
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Barnsley Championship
2008/2009 Tue 10 Mar Barnsley 1 - 1 Birmingham C. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 23 Aug Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Barnsley Championship
2006/2007 Mon 09 Apr Barnsley 1 - 0 Birmingham C. Championship
2006/2007 Sat 11 Nov Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Barnsley Championship
2001/2002 Sat 16 Feb Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Barnsley League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 5 goals against.

In complete contrast to Birmingham City, Barnsley are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Tykes have hit 8 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Birmingham City see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 8 points from their 6 games played so far,

Barnsley find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Birmingham City 6 2 1 3 9 11 7
Barnsley 6 1 1 4 6 14 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Birmingham City Unbeaten in the last 10 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Barnsley Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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