Blackpool recorded an impressive 2-1 victory at Coventry City at the end of October, but it was not a happy November for the club, who lost four straight matches to West Bromwich Albion, Luton Town, Middlesbrough and Wigan Athletic ahead of the break for the World Cup.
The Seasiders have won six, drawn four and lost 11 of their 21 league games this season to collect 22 points, which has left them in 23rd position in the table.
Michael Appleton’s side are only one point behind 21st-placed West Brom, though, and there is still a lot of football to be played in the second half of the campaign.
Blackpool finished 16th in the Championship last season upon their return to the second tier from League One, and they have now been absent from the Premier League since the 2010-11 campaign.
The Tangerines recorded a 6-1 victory over Birmingham in the corresponding match between the two sides last season, which followed back-to-back defeat to the Blues.
Birmingham suffered a 2-1 loss to Sunderland in their last game before the season was halted for the World Cup, which ended a four-game unbeaten run in the second tier.
The Blues have picked up 28 points from their 21 league matches this term, which has left them in 14th position in the Championship table, boasting a record of seven wins, seven draws and seven defeats.
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John Eustace’s side have the seventh-best away record in the Championship this season, picking up 14 points from their 10 matches, which is the same as they have managed on home soil.
Birmingham have struggled towards the bottom of the Championship table in recent years, finishing 19th, 19th, 17th, 20th, 18th and 20th in their last six campaigns at this level.
As a result, their current position in the table is a positive one, and they are only actually three points off the playoffs entering the next set of fixtures in the second tier of English football
