Premier League: West Ham vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 30 match between West Ham and Manchester City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

West Ham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Manchester City swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Manchester City have claimed 60 points after 29 rounds, while The Irons have amassed 28 points and are now ranked as number 18 in the Premier League standings.

Team form: West Ham vs Manchester City

West Ham Form

West Ham have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Liverpool, they came out empty-handed in a 5-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 0-1 win against Fulham. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Brentford. West Ham only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at London Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded seven goals.

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City drew 2-2 with Nottingham Forest, won 1-3 against Newcastle, and lost 3-0 against Real Madrid. Manchester City won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored seven while also conceding six times.

Betting stats and facts for West Ham and Manchester City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Ham and Manchester City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: West Ham vs Manchester City

It has been an excellent season for Antoine Semenyo who managed to score an impressive 15 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target four times in his last six outings. The Sky Blues are looking to him against West Ham, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

West Ham claimed all three points two times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Manchester City won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Manchester City remained unbeaten in their last 7 games on the bounce. Manchester City have beaten West Ham in impressive 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

West Ham scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Manchester City got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. West Ham managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Manchester City performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games. Manchester City have scored in 16 consecutive meetings with West Ham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

West Ham saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Manchester City played across all tournaments. They scored two times on average in the process.