" BIRMINGHAM V CARDIFF FACTS & YOUR PREDICTIONS "

TEAM NEWS

Birmingham manager Chris Hughton will be without left-back David Murphy after being sent off against Portsmouth.

Defenders Stephen Carr (knee) and Jonathan Spector (thigh) are both out but on-loan striker Erik Huseklepp is set to return from his suspension.

Cardiff striker Kenny Miller (ankle) could be absent again after missing the midweek draw with Coventry.

Midfielder Stephen McPhail has recovered from a rare immune system condition and should be available.


MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• This is the 60th league clash between these clubs. Birmingham lead the head-to-head standings by 26 wins to 22.

• Kenny Miller scored the only goal in the reverse fixture in December, when Cardiff beat a 10-man Birmingham side, who had Curtis Davies sent off. It gives the Bluebirds the chance of a first double over the Brummies in 45 years.

• Birmingham have lost only two of their last 16 league matches against Cardiff, winning 11. They haven't lost at St Andrews to the Welsh club since a 2-1 reverse in the old Second Division in December 1966.

Birmingham City

• Chris Hughton will be wanting a reaction from Tuesday's 4-1 defeat, away to bottom of the table Portsmouth, which left Birmingham immediately outside the play-offs.

• It was their third defeat in six games, of which only one was won.

• The Brummies are the only club to have lost just one home match in this Championship campaign; Nottingham Forest being the only club to have taken three points away from St Andrews this term.

Cardiff City

• Cardiff are equal on points with Birmingham, but with a vastly inferior goal difference, and just one win in seven.

• Since they qualified for the Carling Cup final, the Bluebirds have won two and lost five of 11 Championship games, having won six and lost one in the 11 prior to qualifying.

• If Malky Mackay's side claim a point, it will be the first time since January 2010 that Cardiff have drawn three successive league games. They have lost four on the road; no club has been beaten less often on their Championship travels this term.

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I'm going for a scrappy 2-2 draw

Cheers Rhys.

I reckon we will sneak a 1 nil win.

If Chris Burke is up against Andrew Taylor, I reckon we'll get hammered.

4-0 to Brum, if they ease off late on - otherwise, it could be more.

3-0 zulus

We are going to get hammered if we play the same system with the same worn put players so i see nothing but a heavy defeat if we do ,unless MM changes it all round with a diffrent system/players i can not see us getting anything otherwise.

I think we'll nick it 2-1. They are playing almost as badly as we are!!

I'm going Brum 2-1 CCFC, Brum will nick it right at the end. I really hope I'm wrong.

i'm going for a cardiff win. 2-1

4-0 brum

3-1 Brum

Looks like most Cadiff fans are going for a Birmingham win tomorrow, they are on a bit of a bad run as well as we are but who knows. Results keep going our way and the door keeps opening for us so we must now take advantage.

Miller and Rudy in for Lawrence and Cowie...2 nil City. It'll be comfortable

Going for a 1-2 away win .City now due a good run in.

3-1 Brum our form is Ashambles hope im wrong though,ILL BE THERE!

2-1 win Whitts and Earnie!

My worry is Zigic.

I can see him scoring two in a 4-0 win for Birmingham

I sincerely hope Im wrong!

Cheers rhys - Good info as always mate.

0-0 both teams on poor form.

OOhhhh Mason close, Need cardiff to score, to kick us up the backside - if we score first there will be meldown as usual
it's gonna be close
are you miss angry around the house debs - remeber to breath

Well done Marshall

nice one Burkey for the Husss

1-1

Oh dear bluenose.....you prick

Defenders scoring / strikers not scoring Hmmmmmmmmm !

always going to be close

FT - Birmingham 1-1 Cardiff.

Fair result, good point for Cardiff, two points lost by us, even with Cardiff have 52% of play, big hand to 1200 travelling fans
see you again in the play offs

Humble pie for me....I thought we would get battered today.

Well done City good away point