Squad sheets: Birmingham City v Stoke City

After four matches unbeaten in all competitions, including a creditable draw with Manchester City, and with a Carling Cup final appearance secured and a vital away win snared against West Ham last time out, Birmingham's fortunes appear to have turned. New arrival Obafemi Martins, having resolved his visa tangle, offers Alex McLeish extra options up front, too. Stoke continue to be uncomfortable on the eye but at least their top-flight status seems to be assured. They have yet to concede more than two goals in any league game this season, a resilience that Birmingham may struggle to break down. Russell Kempson Venue St Andrew's, Saturday 3pm Tickets £20-40 (0844 557 1875) Last season Birmingham 0 Stoke 0 Referee Mark Halsey This season's matches 14 Y 30, R 1, 2.21 cards per game Odds Birmingham 6-4 Stoke 21-10 Draw 9-4 Birmingham Subs from Taylor, Murphy, Larsson, Jerome, Derbyshire, Fahey, Parnaby, Hleb, Beausejour, Davies, Mutch Doubtful Martins (match fitness) Injured McFadden (knee, 27 Feb), Vallès (ankle, 1 Mar), Dann (hamstring, Aug) Suspended None Form guide WDLDWL Disciplinary record Y34 R1 Leading scorer Gardner 5 Stoke Subs from Sorensen, Collins, Whelan, Soares, Fuller, Wilson, Pugh, Diao, Walters, Tonge, Faye, Shotton Doubtful None Injured Sidibe (achilles, unknown) Suspended None Form guide WLLWLW Disciplinary record Y46 R2 Leading scorer Huth 6 Match pointers • There have been 25 goals scored in Premier League matches at St Andrew's this season – fewer than at any other ground • Stoke have not won at Birmingham since their 1-0 victory in the old Second Division in October 1988 when Simon Stainrod got the only goal of the game • Birmingham are the only team to have had fewer shots (80) on target than Stoke (91) in the current campaign • If matches ended at half-time, Stoke would be bottom of the table with 19 points • Ben Foster has been booked twice this season despite not committing any fouls