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

Last updated : 07 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City fixture

West Brom. prepare to entertain Manchester City at The Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Baggies are clearly on top, having won 38 and lost only 15 of the 69 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns 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:
2010/2011 Wed 22 Sep West Brom. 2-1 Man. City LGEC
2008/2009 Sun 19 Apr Man. City 4 - 2 West Brom. PREM
2008/2009 Sun 21 Dec West Brom. 2 - 1 Man. City PREM
2005/2006 Sat 10 Dec West Brom. 2 - 0 Man. City PREM
2005/2006 Sat 13 Aug Man. City 0 - 0 West Brom. PREM
2004/2005 Sat 22 Jan West Brom. 2 - 0 Man. City PREM
2004/2005 Tue 28 Dec Man. City 1 - 1 West 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: P W D L F A P
West Brom. 6 3 2 1 13 9 11
Man. City 6 3 0 3 10 12 9


FootyMad's prediction ...

West Brom. are starting to turn The Hawthorns into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. 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.