Manchester City vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th January 2025

Manchester City are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against West Ham, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders The Hammers can push the form at Etihad Stadiumthis coming Saturday.

Placed fiveth in the table Manchester City have amassed 31 points after 19 matches. On 23 points, The Irons rank 13th with 19 matches played this season.

Manchester City took down West Ham in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

The Sky Blues go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 17. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

West Ham travel to their next Premier League match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 19 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Manchester City go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-1 and 3-1 the last two times they played The Hammers.

Manchester City vs West Ham Prediction

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City lost 2-1 against Aston Villa, drew 1-1 against Everton, before winning 0-2 against Leicester. Manchester City claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.

West Ham Form

West Ham recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 1-1 draw with Brighton. A 0-1 win against Southampton followed, before a 0-5 defeat against Liverpool in their most recent match. West Ham won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and six scored.

Manchester City should be too strong against West Ham to drop any points, and combining this with over 2.5 goals, ups the price on the expected home win at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City recorded 14 points following four wins from their last six games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 12 goals, but also conceded five. West Ham won zero and claimed one points in their six most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored four conceded 20 goals. Manchester City are looking at a record of nine wins, four draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. West Ham enjoy a record of six wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs West Ham Squads

Manchester City Squad

The 53-year-old coach of the home team, Pep Guardiola, will select the lineup against West Ham from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Ederson (0/13), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/6), Jacob Wright (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/2), John Stones (2/8), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (0/0), Josko Gvardiol (4/18), Kyle Walker (0/14), Manuel Akanji (0/15), Nathan Ake (0/7), Rico Lewis (1/17), Ruben Dias (0/13), Bernardo Silva (2/19), Ilkay Gundogan (0/17), Jack Grealish (0/13), James McAtee (0/3), Jeremy Doku (2/14), Kevin De Bruyne (2/12), Mateo Kovacic (3/15), Matheus Nunes (0/12), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (1/14), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (1/16), Erling Haaland (14/19).

West Ham Squad

Below is the full team squad of West Ham. The manager Lopetegui will pick his starting XI against Manchester City from these players:

Alphonse Areola (0/10), Lukasz Fabianski (0/11), Wesley Foderingham (0/0), Aaron Cresswell (0/6), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (2/18), Emerson (1/18), Jean-Clair Todibo (0/14), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/16), Max Kilman (0/19), Vladimir Coufal (0/12), Andy Irving (0/6), Carlos Soler (0/15), Crysencio Summerville (1/18), Edson Alvarez (0/15), Guido Rodriguez (0/16), Lucas Paqueta (3/18), Luis Guilherme (0/3), Mohammed Kudus (3/14), Oliver Scarles (0/2), Tomas Soucek (4/17), Danny Ings (1/9), Jarrod Bowen (5/19), Lewis Orford (0/0), Michail Antonio (1/14), Niclas Fuellkrug (1/8).

Manchester City vs West Ham Team News

Manchester City could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Saturday.

Rodri and Oscar Bobb are missing from the squad, Manchester City will field against West Hamon Saturday.

West Ham have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Manchester City at Etihad Stadium. Edson Alvarez is ineligible for selection in the West Ham squad, as he is suspended.

Manchester City vs West Ham Lineups

Manchester City vs West Ham H2H

Manchester City go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-1 and 3-1 the last two times they played The Irons. The Sky Blues generally have the upper hand against West Ham, offering a fine 8-2-0 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/3.

Manchester City vs West Ham Results

The past ten matches between Manchester City and West Ham have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/9 with the bookies.

Manchester City vs West Ham Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Bernardo Silva, who is performing well for The Citizens. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against West Ham.The visitors will be looking to Jarrod Bowen to find the net once again, after managing two Premier League goals for West Ham in recent matches.

Manchester City claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. West Ham won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Etihad Stadium since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Manchester City. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for West Ham.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Manchester City and West Ham, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Manchester City scored 2.3 goals on average, while West Ham pulled 0.8 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of West Ham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.