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Man City face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 67 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 14 wins, and Man Utd. have come away with 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 09 Feb | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Man City | 3 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Man City | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Man City | 2 - 3 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 18 Feb | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Man City | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 14 Oct | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 4.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 34 points from their 15 games. Man City's 19 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Man City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Man City not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Man Utd. will ease to victory over the Sky Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| Man City | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 7 most recent games. |