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Arsenal prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Highbury at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 37 and drawing 18 of the 60 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury was two seasons ago, in August 2002, with Arsenal running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Birmingham C. | 0 - 3 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 12 Jan | Birmingham C. | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 18 Aug | Arsenal | 2-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 14 Oct | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Birmingham C. | LC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 03 May | Birmingham C. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | DIV1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 30 Nov | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | DIV1 |
| 1983/1984 | Mon 23 Apr | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | DIV1 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Gunners, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Blues have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 82 points from the 34 games played. Birmingham C.'s 48 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal may be coming up against a decent side in Birmingham C., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Gunners. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Birmingham C. | Not won in previous 10 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |