FM Preview: Manchester United v Swansea City 12 May 2013

Last updated : 11 May 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Manchester United v Swansea City fixture

Manchester United prepare to entertain Swansea City at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Red Devils have won an impressive 7 of the 9 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 2.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Old Trafford was just last season, in May 2012, 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
2012/2013 Sun 23 Dec Swansea City 1 - 1 Man. Utd. Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 06 May Man. Utd. 2-0 Swansea City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Swansea City 0 - 1 Man. Utd. Premier League
1982/1983 Sat 07 May Man. Utd. 2 - 1 Swansea City First Division
1982/1983 Sat 18 Dec Swansea City 0 - 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1981/1982 Sat 30 Jan Swansea City 2 - 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1981/1982 Sat 19 Sep Man. Utd. 1 - 0 Swansea City First Division

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Recent respective form guides

Manchester United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Swansea City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Swans have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Manchester United are leading the way in the Barclays Premier League, with their 36 games giving them a return of 85 points.

Swansea City's 46 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Manchester United 6 2 2 2 9 6 8
Swansea City 6 1 3 2 6 8 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Red Devils's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Swansea City. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Manchester United 28 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Swansea City No sequences of note

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