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Man City prepare to entertain Manchester United at City of Manchester Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 68 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 23 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 07 Nov | Man Utd. | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 14 Mar | Man City | 4-1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Man Utd. | 4 - 2 | Man City | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Man Utd. | 3 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 09 Feb | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Man City | 3 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. The Red Devils have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 2.
Man City's 33 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 56 points from their 26 games.
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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occassion, Man Utd. will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man Utd. | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |