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Man City face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 73 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 14 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 33 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Man City | 3 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 13 Feb | Man City | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Man Utd., Man City are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Sky Blues have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 41 points from the 16 games played. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 20 points from their 16 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sky Blues are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Man City | 5 games since last away draw. |