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Arsenal prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Highbury on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 37 and drawing 19 of the 61 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury was less than a year ago, in May 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Arsenal | 0-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 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 | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 30 Nov | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Gunners, with 6 goals against.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Blues's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 31 points from their 15 games. Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Birmingham C. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Gunners in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 15 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |