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Coventry City travel to take on Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 5 wins, and Birmingham C. have come away with 12 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Birmingham C. was back in November 2001, over five years ago, with Birmingham C. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 31 Oct | Coventry City | 0 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 24 Mar | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 25 Nov | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Coventry City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 24 Sep | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 18 Sep | Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Sun 16 Feb | Coventry City | 4 - 4 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 26 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Coventry City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
In complete contrast to Birmingham C., Coventry City are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 71 points from the 38 games they have played so far. Coventry City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 52 points from their 39 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Coventry City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Coventry City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 10 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |