Wolves pack their bags to visit Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 29 and win only 13 of the 53 games.
The previous match played between the two at City of Manchester Stadium was within the last three years, in December 2001, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Wolves | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Wolves | 0 - 2 | Man City | LD1 |
2001/2002 | Tue 11 Dec | Man City | 1 - 0 | Wolves | LD1 |
1999/2000 | Fri 03 Dec | Wolves | 4 - 1 | Man City | LD1 |
1999/2000 | Sun 08 Aug | Man City | 0 - 1 | Wolves | LD1 |
1997/1998 | Sat 11 Apr | Wolves | 2 - 2 | Man City | LD1 |
1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Man City | 0 - 1 | Wolves | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Wolves is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Wolves have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Man City find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 31 matches. Wolves find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 24 points.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Wolves | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Wolves have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Man City | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Wolves | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 18 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |