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Arsenal are ready to welcome Birmingham City to Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 39 and drawing 19 of the 63 games played.
The previous match played between the two at Emirates Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2005, the Gunners carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Birmingham C. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 02 Oct | Arsenal | 1-0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Gunners have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
In complete contrast to Arsenal, Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Blues have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 50 points from the 21 games played. Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 21 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Arsenal fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Gunners. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 21 home games. Unbeaten run of 9 matches. |
| Birmingham C. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |