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Fulham face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday 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 16 and win only 6 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in an League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 23 Sep | Man. City | 2 - 1 | Fulham | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 12 Apr | Man. City | 1 - 3 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Fulham | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Man. City | 2 - 3 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Fulham | 3 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Fulham | 1 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Man. City | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Sky Blues, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man. City, Fulham are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Cottagers have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. City's total of 17 points from their 8 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 10 points from their 8 games played so far,
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cottagers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man. City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Won 8 successive home games. 20 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Fulham | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |