Birmingham City, Recent Form

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Birmingham City will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 1-0 winners in their home fixture against Blackburn Rovers.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 53%, while racking up 18 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target, in contrast to Blackburn Rovers, who had 8 shots on goal with 3 on target.  

It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 5 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 9 goals shipped and valuable points dropped.  They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.  

They're experiencing a disappointing spell of form, having lost 3 of their last 6 games and picking up only 2 wins.  

Sunderland, Recent Form

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Failing to acquire any points in their 1-0 away defeat by Huddersfield Town will have left the Sunderland squad feeling a little deflated.  They achieved 66% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Huddersfield Town's tally of 12 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.  

They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 8 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 7 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points.  They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.  

Jack Clarke will be hoping to create problems for Birmingham City in this one, having scored 3 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Sunderland.