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Arsenal prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Highbury on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 38 and drawing 19 of the 62 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Highbury was less than a year ago, in December 2004, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 May | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Arsenal | 3-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 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. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 20 goals, and conceded 3.
Birmingham C. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Arsenal's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 7 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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 | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Birmingham C. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |