Manchester City vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd May 2023

With little to lose, West Ham aim to spring a surprise, when faced with current Premier League leaders Manchester City on Wednesday at Etihad Stadium.

Sitting top of the table, Manchester City have claimed 76 points after 32 rounds, while West Ham have amassed 34 points and presently rank as number 15 in the Premier League.

As West Ham are behind Manchester City in the table by double digits, beating the league leaders would not only be surprising but also massive for the hosts.

There are no shortage of goals, when Manchester City enter the pitch, as they pulled off a formidable average of 2.8 goals per game. An excellent total of 28 goals scored, while allowing eight goals against. The latter makes an average of 0.8 conceded per game. During this run, they fought their way to two clean sheets.

West Ham head into this match on 1.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 18, while also conceding 18 goals. This amounts to 1.8 on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Manchester City ended up winning 0-2 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City vs West Ham Prediction

Manchester City Form

In their last three outings, Manchester City won 3-0 against Sheffield United, beat Arsenal by 4-1 and hammered Fulham 1-2. Manchester City took six wins in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, as they scored 19 and let in four goals.

West Ham Form

West Ham have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Bournemouth by 0-4. Disappointment followed, going down 1-2 against Liverpool, and 4-3 against Crystal Palace. West Ham, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the Premier League.

Anything but a home win for Manchester City will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely West Ham could be in for a hammering.

Manchester City took 44 points from their last 16 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to 14 wins after scoring 45 times and conceding eight. West Ham won zero and claimed three points in their ten most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored seven conceded 20 goals. Manchester City enjoy a record of 24 wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. West Ham enjoy a record of nine wins, seven draws and 17 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs West Ham Squads

Manchester City Squad

The 52-year-old coach of the home team, Josep 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 (0/32), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Aymeric Laporte (0/8), Benjamin Mendy (0/0), John Stones (2/20), Kyle Walker (0/21), Manuel Akanji (0/25), Nathan Ake (0/23), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (0/24), Sergio Gomez (0/8), Bernardo Silva (4/30), Cole Palmer (0/11), Ilkay Gundogan (4/28), Jack Grealish (5/26), Kalvin Phillips (0/7), Kevin De Bruyne (7/29), Maximo Perrone (0/1), Phil Foden (9/26), Rodri (2/31), Erling Haaland (34/30), Julian Alvarez (8/25), Riyad Mahrez (5/24).

West Ham Squad

This is the full squad of players that the West Ham head coach Moyes will select from for his starting XI:

Alphonse Areola (0/5), Lukasz Fabianski (0/31), Aaron Cresswell (0/25), Angelo Ogbonna (0/12), Ben Johnson (0/13), Emerson (1/17), Kurt Zouma (2/24), Naif Aguerd (2/15), Thilo Kehrer (0/23), Vladimir Coufal (0/24), Declan Rice (3/33), Flynn Downes (0/17), Lucas Paqueta (4/24), Manuel Lanzini (0/7), Pablo Fornals (2/27), Tomas Soucek (2/33), Danny Ings (8/31), Gianluca Scamacca (3/16), Jarrod Bowen (5/33), Maxwel Cornet (0/12), Michail Antonio (5/30), Said Benrahma (5/31).

Manchester City vs West Ham Team News

Manchester City could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against West Ham. There is no need for Benjamin Mendy to show up in the Manchester City dressing room, as he is suspended.

Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez are all absent from the Manchester City squad that faces West Ham at Etihad Stadium.

West Ham are looking at six players missing out on their match on Wednesday at Etihad Stadium.

Alphonse Areola, Manuel Lanzini, Gianluca Scamacca, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet all face a spell on the sidelines for West Ham due to various injuries.

Manchester City vs West Ham Lineups

Manchester City vs West Ham H2H

The last time the pair played each other Manchester City came away as 0-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Wednesday. Manchester City have a 80% win rate in the against West Ham, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 8-2-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Manchester City vs West Ham Results

In the last ten matches between Manchester City and West Ham over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Manchester City vs West Ham Betting Tips

Scoring 34 goals during a Premier League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Erling Braut Haaland is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Erling Braut Haaland to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Manchester City claimed ten wins in their previous 10 matches at Etihad Stadium across all tournaments. They lost zero as well, while visitors West Ham won four of their last 10 away matches. They drew two and lost four. Manchester City got off the mark first, scoring the opener nine times in 10 games at home, with West Ham doing likewise seven times in their last 10 away games.

In the last ten encounters between Manchester City and West Ham over 2.5 goals came out six times, as Manchester City averaged 2.5 goals a game. West Ham scored an average of 0.6 goals in these, while both teams scored five times. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of West Ham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals in these matches.