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West Brom. are ready to welcome Manchester City to The Hawthorns at tea-time on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Baggies are clearly on top, having won 33 and lost only 15 of the 64 games.
The previous match played between the two at The Hawthorns was within the last three years, in November 2002, with Man City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Baggies in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Man City | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Man City | 1 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | West Brom. | 1-2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Man City | 0 - 0 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | West Brom. | 4 - 0 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Man City | 2 - 1 | West Brom. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Man City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Baggies have conceded a disappointing 15 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Man City's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 13 points. Man City's 31 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Baggies at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Sky Blues come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. |
| Man City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |