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Last updated : 27 December 2004 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion fixture

West Brom. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2003, with West Brom. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 01 FebMan City1 - 2West Brom.PREM
2002/2003Sat 02 NovWest Brom.1 - 2Man CityPREM
2001/2002Wed 26 DecMan City0 - 0West Brom.CHMP
2001/2002Sat 08 SepWest Brom.4 - 0Man CityCHMP
1999/2000Sat 25 MarMan City2 - 1West Brom.CHMP
1999/2000Sun 26 DecWest Brom.0 - 2Man CityCHMP
1997/1998Sat 28 FebMan City1 - 0West Brom.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.

The away form of West Brom. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Baggies have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 23 points from their 19 games played so far, West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 10 points.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man City6303979
West Brom.60153171

FootyMad's prediction ...

Baggies are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man City. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Man City Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
West Brom. Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 11 most recent games.