FM Preview: Norwich City v Manchester City 29 Dec 2012

Last updated : 28 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Norwich City v Manchester City fixture

Norwich City prepare to entertain Manchester City at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 10 of the 29 previous games, with the Canaries winning just 5.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Carrow Road was less than a year ago, in April 2012, where Manchester City annihilated the Canaries 1-6 in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr Norwich City 1-6 Man. City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 03 Dec Man. City 5 - 1 Norwich City Premier League
2007/2008 Tue 25 Sep Man. City 1 - 0 Norwich City League Cup
2004/2005 Mon 28 Feb Norwich City 2 - 3 Man. City Premiership
2004/2005 Mon 01 Nov Man. City 1 - 1 Norwich City Premiership
2001/2002 Sun 13 Jan Man. City 3 - 1 Norwich City League Division One
2001/2002 Sat 18 Aug Norwich City 2 - 0 Man. City League Division One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Norwich City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

Manchester City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.

Norwich City's 25 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Manchester City's total of 39 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Norwich City 6 3 1 2 11 12 10
Manchester City 6 2 1 3 7 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Norwich City are starting to turn Carrow Road into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Norwich City 10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Manchester City 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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