FM Preview: Manchester United v Fulham 26 Mar 2012

Last updated : 25 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Manchester United v Fulham fixture

Fulham face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday evening, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 29 of the 34 occasions the two teams have clashed.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Old Trafford was less than a year ago, in April 2011, with Manchester United running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Wed 21 Dec Fulham 0 - 5 Man. Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Man. Utd. 2-0 Fulham Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 22 Aug Fulham 2 - 2 Man. Utd. Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 14 Mar Man. Utd. 3 - 0 Fulham Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 19 Dec Fulham 3 - 0 Man. Utd. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 21 Mar Fulham 2 - 0 Man. Utd. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 07 Mar Fulham 0 - 4 Man. Utd. F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Manchester United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cottagers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Manchester United's total of 70 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Fulham see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 36 points from their 29 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Manchester United 6 4 0 2 15 7 12
Fulham 6 3 0 3 8 8 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Manchester United 11 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
Fulham 6 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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