FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United 01 Jan 2011

Last updated : 31 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United fixture

Man. Utd. face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 58 games played, Red Devils have recorded 17 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 28 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2009, where Man. Utd. annihilated the Red Devils 0 - 5 in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 16 OctMan. Utd.2 - 2West Brom.PREM
2008/2009Tue 27 JanWest Brom.0 - 5Man. Utd.PREM
2008/2009Sat 18 OctMan. Utd.4 - 0West Brom.PREM
2005/2006Sat 18 MarWest Brom.1 - 2Man. Utd.PREM
2005/2006Mon 26 DecMan. Utd.3 - 0West Brom.PREM
2005/2006Wed 30 NovMan. Utd.3 - 1West Brom.LGEC
2004/2005Sat 07 MayMan. Utd.1 - 1West Brom.PREM

Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The Baggies have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Man. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

West Brom. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 19 matches. Man. Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 38 points from the 18 games played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
West Brom.62049106
Man. Utd.632112711

FootyMad's prediction ...

Man. Utd. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. 6 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Man. Utd. Not won in previous 2 away matches.
5 games since last defeat.