Man. City face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 7 wins, and Fulham have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2007, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a Premier League match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Man. City | 2 - 3 | Fulham | PREM |
2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Fulham | 3 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Fulham | 1 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Man. City | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Man. City | 1 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Fulham | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cottagers in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Fulham, Man. City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Fulham's 19 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Man. City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 15 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Fulham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
Man. City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cottagers, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Fulham | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Man. City | No win in the 2 most recent games. |