|
Man City pack their bags to visit West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 15 of the 64 games.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was within the last three years, in November 2002, with Man City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Baggies 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 | Tue 28 Dec | Man City | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Man City | 1 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Man City | 0 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | West Brom. | 4 - 0 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Man City | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Man City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Baggies have conceded a disappointing 15 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Man City's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 13 points. Man City's 31 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Sky Blues of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at The Hawthorns with Man City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. |
| Man City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |