Birmingham City, Recent Form

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The 1-0 home defeat to Cardiff City will not have sat easily with the Birmingham City squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.  They came away from that fixture with 56% of the possession and clocked up 12 attempts on goal with 1 on target. By comparison, Cardiff City managed 12 attempts on goal, with 4 on target.  

Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Gary Rowett where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table. Hoever, he will still have one eye on his defence which has shipped 7 in the same period.  Of their last 6 games played at home, they've have been unable to score in 3 games and only kept 1 clean sheet.  

Their recent results are not something they'll be looking to repeat, having lost 5 of their last 6 games.  

Coventry City, Recent Form

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The Coventry City squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-1 away defeat against Southampton, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed.  They achieved 40% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Southampton's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.  

Manager Mark Robins will be delighted with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 14 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 7 goals conceded in the same period.  They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games; however, away from home this season, they have scored in 19 of their 21 games played.  

They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.  

Ellis Simms will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 7 goals in the last 6 league outings for Coventry City.