Manchester City will be aiming to avoid what would be truly damaging back-to-back defeats when they travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday night.
The Cityzens lost the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie 3-0 away to Real Madrid, which leaves them a mountain to climb in terms of reaching the quarter-finals, while another defeat here could potentially leave them 10 points off of the pace in the title race, should Arsenal beat Everton in the earlier kick-off.
As for West Ham, they are still fighting relegation, but have dragged Leeds United, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest into the mix with them after some recent positive results.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below using odds from bet365, and make sure to check out our Today's betting tips page for more of our free expert Premier League predictions!
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West Ham United vs Manchester City key stats
- West Ham are unbeaten in five home games in all competitions (W3, D2).
- City have won just once in three matches across all competitions (D1, L1).
- BTTS has come through in four of the previous five H2Hs.
West Ham United vs Manchester City preview: Hammers to cause City more pain?
| West Ham | vs | Man City |
|---|---|---|
| 18th | Position | 2nd |
| 28 | Points | 60 |
| 35 | Goals For | 59 |
| 54 | Goals Against | 27 |
| 4 | Clean Sheets | 12 |
| 17th | Home Rank | 1st |
| 11th | Away Rank | 3rd |
West Ham could still pay for their disastrous start to the season, as Graham Potter was sacked in September and replaced by Nuno Espirito Santo.
The Portuguese initially struggled as well, but in recent weeks, the Hammers have picked up some form and are now not certainties for relegation when it previously looked like they would be.
West Ham are on their longest unbeaten home streak in the league this season (three).
They have been particularly strong at home of late, and with a tiring City playing in midweek, they will fancy their chances of getting a positive result.
A shock win is not out of the question, but its probability will have been dented by the fact that their most in-form player Crysencio Summerville, with seven goals in his previous 11 appearances, has been ruled out through injury.
After a run of six straight wins in all competitions, City are seemingly wobbling with just one in their last three, and in that game they went a goal down to Newcastle United before turning it around to win 3-1 in the FA Cup at St. James' Park.
Man City are unbeaten in the last 20 Premier League H2Hs (W17, D3).
Pep Guardiola's side have done well to stay in four competitions at this stage of the season, but they look in danger of being knocked out of the Champions League, and with a seven-point gap to leaders Arsenal in the Premier League, they cannot afford to drop too many more points.
A Carabao Cup final showdown against Guardiola's former assistant Mikel Arteta is also in the near future, and City will want to pick up some positive results before then to boost their confidence.
However, West Ham need the points just as much as they do, and the Hammers could be a tough nut to crack.
West Ham United vs Manchester City form guide & betting tips
| West Ham | vs | Man City |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-D-L-W | League Form | W-W-W-W-D |
| 8 | Points | 13 |
| 10th | Form Table | 1st |
| 6 | Goals For | 10 |
| 6 | Goals Against | 4 |
| W-D-L-W-W | Form (all comps) | W-W-D-W-L |
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Whispers predicts: West Ham United 1-1 Manchester City
City are unsurprisingly the 4/6 favourites with bet365 to win, but given their patchy results of late, coupled with West Ham's strong home form, we feel inclined to back against them.
The Double Chance - West Ham or Draw at 23/20 bet therefore looks appealing to us, although we have predicted a 1-1 draw at 8/1.
With Summerville injured and Erling Haaland out of form too with just four goals in 17 City appearances, we are also struggling to see where the goals will come from at the London Stadium.
Thus, the Under 2.5 goals at 6/4 market looks worth exploring, while BTTS - Yes at 4/7 is a safer bet to get that 1-1 scoreline.
> BTTS - Yes at 4/7 | Likelihood: Probable
> Double Chance - West Ham or Draw at 23/20 | Likelihood: Possible
> Under 2.5 goals at 6/4 | Likelihood: Possible