FM Preview: Manchester United v Newcastle United 07 Dec 2013

Last updated : 06 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Manchester United v Newcastle United fixture

Newcastle United face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 46 and win only 9 of the 75 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Old Trafford was less than a year ago, in December 2012, as the Red Devils edged out their past their rivals by a score of 4-3 in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Wed 26 Dec Man. Utd. 4-3 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2012/2013 Sun 07 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Man. Utd. Premier League
2012/2013 Wed 26 Sep Man. Utd. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
2011/2012 Wed 04 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Man. Utd. Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 26 Nov Man. Utd. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Tue 19 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Man. Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Mon 16 Aug Man. Utd. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 4 conceded.

The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Magpies's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Manchester United's 22 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Newcastle United lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 23 from their 14 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Manchester United 6 2 4 0 11 4 10
Newcastle United 6 2 3 1 7 7 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Magpies could well see them head back from Old Trafford with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Manchester United Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Newcastle United Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
6 games since last defeat.

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