FM Preview: Manchester United v Arsenal 13 Dec 2010

Last updated : 12 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester United v Arsenal fixture

Arsenal face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gunners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 57 and win only 17 of the 99 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, the Red Devils carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sun 31 JanArsenal1 - 3Man. Utd.PREM
2009/2010Sat 29 AugMan. Utd.2 - 1ArsenalPREM
2008/2009Sat 16 MayMan. Utd.0 - 0ArsenalPREM
2008/2009Tue 05 MayArsenal1 - 3Man. Utd.CHMP
2008/2009Wed 29 AprMan. Utd.1 - 0ArsenalCHMP
2008/2009Sat 08 NovArsenal2 - 1Man. Utd.PREM
2007/2008Sun 13 AprMan. Utd.2 - 1ArsenalPREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.

Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Gunners, and 6 goals against.

Man. Utd.'s total of 31 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 32 points from the 16 games played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man. Utd.632113811
Arsenal640213912

FootyMad's prediction ...

An interesting game for the Gunners to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Arsenal take away one point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Man. Utd. Unbeaten in the last 15 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Arsenal 11 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 20 outings ago.