| The game between Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday, 21st November 2009 at 12:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis. |
History of the Liverpool v Manchester City fixture
Man. City face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield at lunchtime 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 47 and win only 14 of the 78 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | | 2008/2009 | Sun 22 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM | | 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Oct | Man. City | 2 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM | | 2007/2008 | Sun 04 May | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM | | 2007/2008 | Sun 30 Dec | Man. City | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM | | 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Man. City | 0 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM | | 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM | | 2005/2006 | Sun 26 Feb | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Reds have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.
Man. City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Liverpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 19 points from their 12 games so far. Man. City's total of 20 points from their 11 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 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Man. City | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Sky Blues could well see them head back from Anfield with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: |
| Liverpool |
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
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| Man. City |
Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.
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