Manchester City vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th May 2024

Struggling The Irons are in for a tough assignment, when going up against The Sky Blues this coming Sunday at Etihad Stadium. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

The Citizens have taken the lead in the Premier League after collecting 88 points from their initial 37 encounters. The Hammers trail by 36 points after 37 rounds, leaving them as number 9 in the table on 52 points.

West Ham should hardly be a problem for Manchester City, who aim to consolidate their position as top dog in the Premier League standings.

The Sky Blues are in eminent form in the goal scoring department, banging in 31 goals in their previous ten matches. This creates an average of 3.1 goals per game. They held on for a clean sheet in five of these, conceding six goals for an average of 0.6 per game.

West Ham scored 16 goals, conceded 24 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The Citizens won the last two meetings against The Hammers, as they followed up a 3-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score.

Manchester City vs West Ham Prediction

Manchester City Form

In their last three outings, Manchester City won 5-1 against Wolverhampton, beat Fulham by 0-4 and hammered Tottenham 0-2. Manchester City won five of their last six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium, scoring 18 and conceding four along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

West Ham Form

West Ham claimed four points in their last three matches, starting by a 2-2 draw with Liverpool. A 5-0 defeat against Chelsea was next up, before beating Luton by 3-1. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, West Ham won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 18 goals conceded and ten scored.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Manchester City waste away a win against West Ham, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Manchester City won nine matches, scored 35 goals and conceded 18 in their last 17 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them 33 points. West Ham won five of their last 17 matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 24 and conceding 37 goals. They collected 20 points from these. Manchester City are looking at a record of 27 wins, seven draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. West Ham are looking at 14 wins, ten draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs West Ham Squads

Manchester City Squad

Pep Guardiola will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against West Ham from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/33), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/8), John Stones (1/16), Josko Gvardiol (4/27), Kyle Walker (0/31), Manuel Akanji (2/29), Max Alleyne (0/0), Nathan Ake (2/28), Rico Lewis (2/16), Ruben Dias (0/29), Sergio Gomez (0/6), Bernardo Silva (6/32), Jack Grealish (3/20), Kevin De Bruyne (4/17), Mahamadou Susoho (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (1/29), Matheus Nunes (0/19), Micah Hamilton (0/0), Phil Foden (17/34), Rodri (7/33), Erling Haaland (27/30), Jeremy Doku (3/28), Julian Alvarez (11/36), Oscar Bobb (1/14).

West Ham Squad

Listed below is the full squad of West Ham players that the manager David Moyes will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alphonse Areola (0/30), Joseph Anang (0/0), Lukasz Fabianski (0/10), Aaron Cresswell (0/10), Angelo Ogbonna (0/11), Ben Johnson (0/14), Emerson (1/35), Kaelan Casey (0/1), Konstantinos Mavropanos (1/18), Kurt Zouma (3/32), Nayef Aguerd (1/21), Vladimir Coufal (0/35), Edson Alvarez (1/30), George Earthy (1/2), James Ward-Prowse (7/36), Kalvin Phillips (0/12), Lucas Paqueta (4/30), Mohammed Kudus (7/32), Oliver Scarles (0/0), Tomas Soucek (7/36), Danny Ings (1/19), Divin Mubama (0/5), Jarrod Bowen (16/34), Lewis Orford (0/0), Maxwel Cornet (1/7), Michail Antonio (6/25).

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 Sunday.

Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester City against West Ham at Etihad Stadium.

Apparently, West Ham have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday.

Names like Lucas Paqueta and Michail Antonio most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Manchester City.

Manchester City vs West Ham Lineups

Manchester City vs West Ham H2H

Manchester City had a good reading on The Irons in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-0 and 3-1, respectively. The Citizens generally have the upper hand against The Hammers, offering a fine 8-2-0 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/10.

Manchester City vs West Ham Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Manchester City and West Ham. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 7/2 with bookies.

Manchester City vs West Ham Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Erling Haaland so far as he currently has 27 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net eight times in his last six games, leaving Manchester City hoping he delivers against West Ham on Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Manchester City won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. West Ham won two games, drew one and lost seven in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Goals are flowing freely for Manchester City on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in West Ham''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored five times in the last ten encounters between Manchester City and West Ham, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Manchester City scored 2.3 goals on average, while West Ham pulled 0.6 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 3.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for West Ham, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.