FootyMAD's Wolverhampton Wanderers match preview

Last updated : 21 August 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Man. City play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 13 of the 54 games.

The last time the two teams met at Man. City was back in April 2004, over five years ago, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 10 AprMan. City3-3WolvesPREM
2003/2004Sat 04 OctWolves1 - 0Man. CityPREM
2001/2002Mon 01 AprWolves0 - 2Man. CityCHMP
2001/2002Tue 11 DecMan. City1 - 0WolvesCHMP
1999/2000Fri 03 DecWolves4 - 1Man. CityCHMP
1999/2000Sun 08 AugMan. City0 - 1WolvesCHMP
1997/1998Sat 11 AprWolves2 - 2Man. CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 7 conceded.

Wolves's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Wolves's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.

Man. City's total of 3 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Wolves see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man. City64029612
Wolves64117513

FootyMad's prediction ...

Sky Blues are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Man. City Won 4 successive home games.
16 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 18 .
Wolves Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.