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West Brom. pack their bags to visit Manchester United at Old Trafford at tea-time on Saturday, 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 30 and win only 12 of the 57 games.
The previous match played between the two at Old Trafford was within the last three years, in December 2005, with Man. Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Man. Utd. | 3 - 0 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 30 Nov | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | West Brom. | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Man. Utd. | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | West Brom. | 0 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Dec | West Brom. | 2 - 0 | Man. Utd. | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | West Brom. | 1 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Red Devils, with 3 goals against.
The The Baggies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Baggies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Man. Utd.'s 11 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. West Brom.'s 10 points from 7 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 |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| West Brom. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Red Devils. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 13 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| West Brom. | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |