FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City 07 Nov 2010

Last updated : 06 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City fixture

Man. City face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon, 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 38 and win only 15 of the 69 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the The Baggies carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Wed 22 SepWest Brom.2 - 1Man. CityLGEC
2008/2009Sun 19 AprMan. City4 - 2West Brom.PREM
2008/2009Sun 21 DecWest Brom.2 - 1Man. CityPREM
2005/2006Sat 10 DecWest Brom.2 - 0Man. CityPREM
2005/2006Sat 13 AugMan. City0 - 0West Brom.PREM
2004/2005Sat 22 JanWest Brom.2 - 0Man. CityPREM
2004/2005Tue 28 DecMan. City1 - 1West Brom.PREM

Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 5 conceded.

Man. City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

West Brom.'s total of 15 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Man. City's total of 17 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
West Brom.632113911
Man. City630310129

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Sky Blues could well see them head back from The Hawthorns with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. Unbeaten in the last 14 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Man. City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.