FM Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United 04 Mar 2012

Last updated : 03 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United fixture

Manchester United face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 84 games played, Red Devils have recorded 24 wins, and Tottenham Hotspur have come away with 31 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2011, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 22 Aug Man. Utd. 3 - 0 Tottenham H. Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 16 Jan Tottenham H. 0-0 Man. Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Man. Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 24 Apr Man. Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
2009/2010 Tue 01 Dec Man. Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. League Cup
2009/2010 Sat 12 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 3 Man. Utd. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Man. Utd. 5 - 2 Tottenham H. Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Spurs have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 2.

Manchester United's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Red Devils, and 6 goals against.

Tottenham Hotspur's total of 53 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Manchester United's total of 61 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 2 1 11 6 11
Manchester United 6 4 1 1 12 7 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Manchester United are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Tottenham Hotspur. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tottenham Hotspur Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Manchester United Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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