Fulham prepare to entertain Manchester City at Loftus Road (temporary) on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Cottagers have the slight edge, having won 8 of the 18 games compared to Man City's 6 wins.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Loftus Road (temporary) was less than a year ago, in December 2002, with Man City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Cottagers in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 29 Jan | Man City | 4 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Fulham | 0-1 | Man City | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 16 Jan | Man City | 4 - 0 | Fulham | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 14 Aug | Fulham | 0 - 0 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 16 Jan | Man City | 3 - 0 | Fulham | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 14 Aug | Fulham | 3 - 0 | Man City | LD2 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 22 Dec | Fulham | 3 - 2 | Man City | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
Man City's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Sky Blues pummel 12 goals, and let in 5.
Fulham's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Man City sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 10 points from their 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| Man City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Fulham are starting to turn Loftus Road (temporary) into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occassion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Man City | 5 successive away victories. 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |