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Wolves prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Molineux at lunchtime on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 38 wins out of 56 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Molineux was two seasons ago, in December 2001, the Wolves carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Birmingham | 2 - 2 | Wolves | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 16 Dec | Wolves | 2-1 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 01 Apr | Birmingham | 0 - 1 | Wolves | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 17 Dec | Wolves | 0 - 1 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 01 Apr | Birmingham | 1 - 0 | Wolves | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Fri 17 Dec | Wolves | 2 - 1 | Birmingham | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | Birmingham | 0 - 1 | Wolves | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Wolverhampton Wanderers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Wolves are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 11 matches. Birmingham sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 19 points from their 11 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wolves | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Birmingham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wolves are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Birmingham will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wolves | Won 4 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Birmingham | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |