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Man Utd. prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Red Devils are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 9 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Old Trafford was just last season, in February 2005, with Man Utd. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Birmingham C. | 2 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Dec | Birmingham C. | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Man Utd. | 2-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Man Utd. | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 04 Feb | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Blues have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 63 points from their 29 games. Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 24 points from their 29 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 15 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Man Utd. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Red Devils. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Won 9 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Birmingham C. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |