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History of the Manchester City v Manchester United fixture
Man. City prepare to entertain Manchester United at City of Manchester Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was earlier this season, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 27 Jan | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Man. City | LGEC |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 19 Jan | Man. City | 2-1 | Man. Utd. | LGEC |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 20 Sep | Man. Utd. | 4 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 10 May | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 30 Nov | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 10 Feb | Man. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 19 Aug | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Sky Blues, with 4 goals against.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Red Devils, and 5 goals against.
Man. City's total of 62 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Man. Utd.'s total of 73 points from their 34 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 13 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
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 | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Man. Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |