Premier League: Manchester City vs West Ham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 17 match between Manchester City and West Ham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When West Ham come to Etihad Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, Manchester City will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Manchester City are placed twoth with 34 points after 16 matches. West Ham occupy a position as 18th in the league on 13 points.

Form: Manchester City vs West Ham

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-2 win against Real Madrid. They went on to beat Crystal Palace by 0-3, before also getting the better of Brentford in a 2-0 victory. Manchester City have been nothing short of fabulous at their home ground in the six most recent Premier League matches here. They quite simply claimed a maximum 18 points, scoring 19 while conceding four goals. Naturally, this is the best points total in the Premier League across the last six games.

West Ham Form

West Ham were only able to claim two draws from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Manchester United, followed by another draw. This time it ended 1-1 against Brighton, before going down in a 2-3 defeat against Aston Villa. West Ham came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew four and lost two in which, they were outscored by nine goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Manchester City and West Ham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Manchester City and West Ham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Manchester City vs West Ham

Phil Foden has six strikes in six Premier League matches for The Sky Blues, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with West Ham. The visitors are looking to Callum Wilson, who has provided his team with three Premier League goals.

Betting markets: Manchester City vs West Ham

Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Manchester City won nine times and lost one as well. West Ham won two times, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Manchester City won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Amazingly, West Ham failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches. Manchester City have beaten West Ham in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Manchester City scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, West Ham scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games West Ham played. Manchester City will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as West Ham have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Manchester City and West Ham.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for West Ham, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches. Manchester City’s last 7 matches had more than three goals.