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West Brom. pack their bags to visit Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 38 and win only 16 of the 66 games.
The previous match played between the two at City of Manchester Stadium was more than three years back, in August 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Man. City | 1 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
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 10 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Man. City, West Brom. are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the The Baggies have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 38 points from their 32 games played so far, West Brom. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 32 games have yielded only 25 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the The Baggies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | 13 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| West Brom. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 12 most recent games. |