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Man. City prepare to entertain Manchester United at City of Manchester Stadium on Wednesday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 27 of the 76 previous games, with the Sky Blues winning just 26.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Man. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Apr | Man. City | 0-1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 27 Jan | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Man. City | LGEC |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 19 Jan | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Man. Utd. | LGEC |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 20 Sep | Man. Utd. | 4 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 10 May | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 30 Nov | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 10 Feb | Man. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Red Devils pummel 13 goals, and let in 5.
Man. City's total of 20 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Man. Utd.'s total of 23 points from their 11 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Man. Utd. will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Man. Utd. | Undefeated in last 12 away games. Won each of the previous 6 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |