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Fulham face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 3 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Fulham | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Man City | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Man City | 0 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Fulham | 2 - 2 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 29 Jan | Man City | 4 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Fulham | 0 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Cottagers 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 43 points from their 35 games played so far, Fulham find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Fulham | Not won in previous 17 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |