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Fulham face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, 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 4 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Fulham inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Man City | 1 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Sky Blues score just 4 goals, though they have conceded 0.
Fulham have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. While the Cottagers have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches. Fulham's 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Fulham only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at City of Manchester Stadium will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Fulham | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |