Coventry City have faced Birmingham City in the League Cup before.
The sides have been paired together in the second round of this year's competition with the game at the Ricoh Arena on Tuesday August 28th at 7.45pm and have met once before.
That was back on September 18th 1996 when City drew 1-1 at Highfield Road. Six days later, City won 1-0 at St Andrews.
This is the 55th competitive game between the two sides. City have won sixteen and drawn fifteen, scoring 61 goals to Birmingham's 62.
This will be Birmingham's fourth visit to the Ricoh Arena. They have won one, drawn one and lost one.
Coventry 's biggest home win over Birmingham City was a 4-0 win on March 4th 1978. Birmingham's biggest win in Coventry was a 3-1 win in September 1919.
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