Leeds travel to Birmingham for their final away game of the season.

Leeds travel to St' Andrews on Saturday to face a Birmingham side who haven't managed a home win since October 1st. The fixture is the Whites final away game of the season and the fans will be glad to see the back of this campaign which looked very promising with a top six finish seeming likely midway through the season. 

Leeds were sat fifth heading into the Boxing Day fixture at Blackpool but the highest the Whites can manage now is a disappointing 13th. The home defeat to Nottingham Forest was the 21st league defeat of the season for United and Brian McDermott has been left searching for some positives to take away from the campaign. 

One shining star for the Whites is the leagues top scorer, Ross McCormack. Without the Scots goals, Leeds would be sat rock bottom and would have been relegated weeks ago. Matt Smith has also been one of the few positives this season and his round of applause as he came on, on Monday showed the fans are impressed with his first ever Championship season. 

Birmingham are struggling and are currently sat on 43 points, dangerously hovering above the drop zone. The Blues are level on points with Blackpool who occupy the last relegation place but have a game in hand on the Seasiders. Birmingham haven't managed a home victory since a 4-0 hammering of Millwall in October of last year. 

The Blues have picked up just two home wins all season and have won just two of their last 11 league games. Three defeats in a row has left Birmingham clinging on for their lives in the table and they will be hoping to avoid passing rivals Wolves on the way down following Wanderers promotion back to the Championship. 

Birmingham face play-off hopefuls Wigan in their game in hand before ending the season away at Bolton. The Blues have a great away record this season and only four teams have managed more victories on the road. 

Leeds have an awful recent record against Birmingham with just three victories in the last 12 meetings between the sides. The Whites haven't won a league encounter at St' Andrews since 1982, another unwanted record Brian McDermott will be hoping to break following victories at Ipswich and Barnsley for a large number of years. 

Leeds have managed just six wins away from home all season and have nothing to play for. That being said, Ross McCormack is targeting thirty league goals for the season and needs two more goals to reach the milestone. The clubs captain has also revealed he wants to sign a contract extension with the club, signalling is intent to stay at the club. 

The sides have already met once this season and the Whites ran out 4-0 winners due to what can be best described as a clumsy Birmingham performance. Matt Smith was the star man during the game and this was when he began to prove he can find the back of the net. 

The last three league meetings between the sides in Birmingham have resulted in 1-0 victories for the Blues. Leeds did however, pick up a 2-1 victory at St' Andrews in an FA Cup replay last season. 

Last meeting: October 20, 2013, Leeds United 4-0 Birmingham City (McCormack, Austin, Smith x2)

At St' Andrews: April 20, 2013, Birmingham City 1-0 Leeds United
Last five league games: Birmingham City LWLLL
Leeds United LLWWL

Latest results - Birmingham City 2-4 Blackburn Rovers / Leeds United 0-2 Nottingham Forest 

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