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Man. City prepare to entertain Liverpool at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 32 of the 79 previous games, with the Sky Blues winning just 26.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in October 2008, with Liverpool inflicting a narrow 2-3 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 21 Nov | Liverpool | 2 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 22 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Oct | Man. City | 2-3 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 04 May | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 30 Dec | Man. City | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Man. City | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Sky Blues, with 3 goals against.
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Man. City's total of 45 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Liverpool's total of 44 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Unbeaten in the last 21 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Liverpool | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |