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Match insight

There's daylight between Birmingham City and Cardiff City on the current numbers — this isn't a fixture between equals. Birmingham City currently sit 15 places and 7 points above Cardiff City in the table — 4th against 19th. Birmingham City have taken 10 points from their last 5, against 7 for Cardiff City over the same stretch. A gap in class is still no guarantee of a result on the day — Cardiff City have shown they can raise their game against bigger sides before.