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Man. City prepare to entertain Manchester United at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in August 2007, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 10 Feb | Man. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 19 Aug | Man. City | 1-0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 8 conceded.
Man. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Red Devils's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Man. City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 17 points from their 14 games played so far, Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 25 points from their 13 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Sky Blues, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | 16 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Man. Utd. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |