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Man City vs West Ham Tips & Betting Preview - City recovery mission to continue in Premier League

By Robert Norman

04 Jan 2025

Robert Norman 04 Jan 2025

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Man City hosts West Ham after a crucial 2-0 win against Leicester.
City has been struggling, with a poor run of form losing 5 of the last 10 games.
Strong home performance gives City an edge with 5 wins out of 9 home matches.

Pep Guardiola (Getty Images)

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Man City will be eager to build on their 2-0 win over Leicester as they host West Ham at the Etihad Stadium in what promises to be an exciting Premier League match on Saturday.

Man City vs West Ham Form

Defending champions Man City have endured an abysmal run of form which have seen Pep Guardiola's side lose five of their last ten games in all competitions including consecutive 2-1 defeats against Aston Villa and Man United.

Their 2-0 win away to Leicester was just their second Premier League win in ten league games with goals from Haaland and Savio enough to end a five game winless run.

City have been defensively poor, conceding a total of seven goals in their last five league matches.

Guardiola's team have been solid at home though with five wins out of their nine home league games while seven of their Premier League home matches this season have seen over 2.5 goals.

West Ham come into this fixture on the back of a demoralizing 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool.

They have been inconsistent this season and have won just two of their last seven Premier League games.

The Hammers have struggled in every department, underperforming their xG this season with 23 goals from 27.7 xG while conceding a total of 35 goals from 34.6 xG.

They have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven league games with five of those seven matches featuring both teams to score.

Julen Lopetegui's side have had a run of mixed results away from home with three wins, three draws and three defeats in their last nine away league games this season.

Man City vs West Ham Predictions

City might be recently struggling for form but have the upper hand in this fixture as they have won five consecutive Premier League games against West Ham. I'll be backing Man City to Win and Over 1.5 goals.