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Manchester City v West Ham United : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 20th Dec, 15:00 BST, Etihad Stadium, Manchester

It's a long trek for Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo's West Ham United side on Saturday afternoon, as they make their way to the Etihad Stadium for a English Premier League showdown with Josep Guardiola i Sala's Manchester City. You'll see stats supporting our top of Man City to win below, but there are 16 other markets we cover too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Premier League performances and head-to-heads included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Man City to win

A Premier League win on home turf for Josep Guardiola i Sala's Man City side win in the win / draw / win market is our prediction. Stats suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should be too strong for the opposition. The odds from the bookies are pointing in the same direction, and when that happens you've got a pretty compelling case. A Man City win is the way to go, but it could be a close one.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Man City are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 70% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.22.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Man City
70%
1/5
2%
2/9
2%
Draw
17%
6/1
8%
6/1
7%
West Ham
13%
10/1
15%
11/1
Man City 2-0
11%
15/2
6%
13/2
Man City 2-1
10%
10/115/2
6%
Man City 1-0
9%
12/1
8%
17/2
Man City 3-0
8%
8/1
6%
7/1
7%
Draw 1-1
8%
14/111/1
8%
Man City 3-1
8%
10/117/2
Man City 4-0
5%
11/19/1
Man City 4-1
5%
14/112/1
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
25/118/1
10%
Draw 0-0
4%
25/1
13%
20/1
West Ham 2-1
4%
28/1
29%
25/1
Man City 3-2
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
West Ham 1-0
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Man City 5-0
2%
20/1
11%
14/1
Man City 5-1
2%
22/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
1/3
2%
7/20
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
12/5
6%
2/1
Home 1st Goal
59%
2/7
3%
2/9
Away 1st Goal
39%
5/2
7%
16/5
3%
No 1st Goal
2%
25/1
13%
18/1
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/5
6%
5/6
4%
BTTS - No
46%
19/20
2%
10/11
4%
BTTS - Home Win
33%
7/5
4%
7/5
2%
BTTS - Draw
14%
7/113/2
6%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
14/1
29%
14/1
Home/draw
87%
1/20
1%
1/25
Away/draw
30%
10/3
4%
10/3
6%
Home/away
83%
1/10
1%
1/10
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/10
1%
1/10
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
6/1
8%
5/1
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
10/1117/20
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
10/1117/20
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
2/1
6%
19/10
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/5
3%
4/11
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
4/119/5
4%
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/62/13
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/801/500
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
22/118/1
Home DNB
82%
1/14
2%
1/20
1%
Away DNB
25%
8/1
18%
8/1
Man City win to nil
37%
6/5
10%
-
West Ham win to nil
6%
20/1
9%
-
Man City / Man City
50%
4/6
3%
13/20
5%
Man City / West Ham
2%
50/140/1
11%
Man City / Draw
4%
22/118/1
Draw / Man City
20%
10/33/1
9%
Draw / West Ham
4%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Draw / Draw
8%
11/117/2
5%
West Ham / Man City
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
12%
West Ham / West Ham
4%
22/1
12%
14/1
West Ham / Draw
4%
25/118/1
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Win / draw / win Premier League table

Man City have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Premier League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 0 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Man City have outscored their opponents by 38 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Man City have played 8 games at home winning 7, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 22 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

West Ham are in 18th position in the Premier League on 13 points having played 16 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 4 and won 2. West Ham have conceded 30 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Man City
West Ham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal1611322036 
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
May 9
l
 
2-0A
2
Man City1611142234 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 20
3
A Villa161033833 
May 24
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3F
Mar 21
4
Chelsea168441228 
Jan 4
Apr 11
l
 
1-5F
Jan 31
5
C Palace16754526 
Mar 21
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
6
Man Utd16754426 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 17
Feb 11
d
 
1-1A
7
Liverpool16826226 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 7
l
 
0-2A
Feb 28
8
Sunderland16754226 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 1
Jan 24
l
 
3-0A
9
Everton16736-124 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
10
Brighton16655223 
Jan 7
l
 
2-1F
Dec 30
d
 
1-1F
11
Spurs16646422 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 1
l
 
0-3A
Jan 17
12
Newcastle16646122 
Feb 21
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-1A
May 17
13
Bournemouth16565-321 
w
 
3-1F
May 17
Feb 21
d
 
2-2F
14
Fulham16628-320 
Feb 11
w
 
4-5F
Dec 27
Mar 4
15
Brentford16628-320 
May 9
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
May 2
16
Nottm Forest16538-818 
Mar 4
Dec 27
Jan 6
w
 
0-3F
17
Leeds16448-1016 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
May 24
l
 
2-1A
18
West Ham16349-1313 
Dec 20
Mar 14
-
-
19
Burnley163112-1510 
w
 
5-1F
Apr 25
w
 
3-2A
Feb 7
20
Wolves160214-262 
Jan 24
w
 
0-4F
Apr 11
Jan 3
Win / draw / win form
7
Man City have won 7 consecutive home league games
3
West Ham have drawn 3 consecutive away league games
7
Man City have not lost in 7 consecutive home league games
6
West Ham have not won in 6 consecutive away league games
Man City 2ND
20 league games
Home
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
50
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
2
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Man City3 - 0Sunderland
Man City3 - 2Leeds
Man City3 - 0Liverpool
Man City3 - 1Bournemouth
Man City2 - 0Everton
Man City5 - 1Burnley
Man City3 - 0Man Utd
Man City0 - 2Spurs
Man City3 - 1Bournemouth
Man City1 - 0Wolves
Man City2 - 1A Villa
Man City5 - 2C Palace
Man City2 - 0Leicester
Man City2 - 2Brighton
Man City0 - 2Liverpool
Man City4 - 0Newcastle
Man City3 - 1Chelsea
Man City4 - 1West Ham
Man City1 - 1Everton
Man City1 - 2Man Utd
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMan City3 - 0C Palace
HMan City3 - 0Sunderland
AMan City5 - 4Fulham
HMan City3 - 2Leeds
AMan City1 - 2Newcastle
HMan City3 - 0Liverpool
HMan City3 - 1Bournemouth
AMan City0 - 1A Villa
HMan City2 - 0Everton
AMan City1 - 0Brentford
HMan City5 - 1Burnley
AMan City1 - 1Arsenal
HMan City3 - 0Man Utd
AMan City1 - 2Brighton
HMan City0 - 2Spurs
AMan City4 - 0Wolves
AMan City2 - 0Fulham
HMan City3 - 1Bournemouth
AMan City0 - 0Southampton
HMan City1 - 0Wolves
West Ham 18TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Brighton1 - 1West Ham
Man Utd1 - 1West Ham
Bournemouth2 - 2West Ham
Leeds2 - 1West Ham
Arsenal2 - 0West Ham
Everton1 - 1West Ham
Nottm Forest0 - 3West Ham
Sunderland3 - 0West Ham
Ipswich1 - 3West Ham
Man Utd0 - 2West Ham
Brighton3 - 2West Ham
Liverpool2 - 1West Ham
Wolves1 - 0West Ham
Everton1 - 1West Ham
Arsenal0 - 1West Ham
Chelsea2 - 1West Ham
A Villa1 - 1West Ham
Man City4 - 1West Ham
Southampton0 - 1West Ham
Bournemouth1 - 1West Ham
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HWest Ham2 - 3A Villa
AWest Ham1 - 1Brighton
AWest Ham1 - 1Man Utd
HWest Ham0 - 2Liverpool
AWest Ham2 - 2Bournemouth
HWest Ham3 - 2Burnley
HWest Ham3 - 1Newcastle
AWest Ham1 - 2Leeds
HWest Ham0 - 2Brentford
AWest Ham0 - 2Arsenal
AWest Ham1 - 1Everton
HWest Ham1 - 2C Palace
HWest Ham0 - 3Spurs
AWest Ham3 - 0Nottm Forest
HWest Ham1 - 5Chelsea
AWest Ham0 - 3Sunderland
AWest Ham3 - 1Ipswich
HWest Ham1 - 2Nottm Forest
AWest Ham2 - 0Man Utd
HWest Ham1 - 1Spurs
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Man City have beaten West Ham in 9 consecutive home league meetings
19
Man City have not lost to West Ham in 19 consecutive league meetings
League games at Man City since 1994
Man City
West Ham
Goals: Scored
48
15
Games: Scored
22 / 24
14 / 24
Clean sheets
10 / 24
2 / 24
MCI
20
D
2
WHU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Man City
Man City4 - 1
Man City3 - 1
Man City3 - 0
Man City2 - 1
Man City2 - 1
Man City2 - 0
Man City1 - 0
Man City2 - 1
Man City3 - 1
1 - 2West Ham
Man City2 - 0
Man City2 - 0
Man City2 - 1
Man City2 - 1
Man City3 - 1
Man City3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Man City2 - 0
Man City2 - 1
0 - 1West Ham
Man City1 - 0
Man City2 - 1
Man City3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at West Ham since 1993
West Ham
Man City
Goals: Scored
29
45
Games: Scored
16 / 24
19 / 24
Clean sheets
5 / 24
8 / 24
MCI
11
D
6
WHU
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT West Ham
1 - 3Man City
1 - 3Man City
0 - 2Man City
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 5Man City
0 - 4Man City
1 - 4Man City
0 - 4Man City
Draw2 - 2Draw
West Ham2 - 1
1 - 3Man City
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3Man City
Draw1 - 1Draw
West Ham1 - 0
0 - 2Man City
0 - 1Man City
West Ham1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
West Ham4 - 1
West Ham4 - 2
West Ham3 - 0
West Ham3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Manchester City's forwards have been in fine form of late, finding the net twice or more in 3 consecutive English Premier League outings. A PG of 2.4 suggests that run should continue on Saturday afternoon.

Man City 2nd West Ham 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
9%
1
22%
2
26%
3
21%
4+
22%
There is a 69% probability that Man City will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of West Ham scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+21
Man City have scored 21% more goals at home than predicted
+14
West Ham have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
2.5
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2025/2026 season
Man City
PG (predicted goals)
West Ham
2.4
0.9
Attack rating
42%
better
MCI
WHU
view stats
Games scored13
10
Failed to score2
5
Scored first12
4
Goals scored35
17
Avg. goals scored2.2
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal4
6
Conversion rate for23
16
Avg. XG for1.8
1.3
KickOff rating
+42%
Defence rating
41%
better
MCI
WHU
view stats
Games conceded9
14
Clean sheets6
1
Conceded first3
11
Goals conceded16
29
Avg. goals conceded1
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded6
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
18%
Avg. XG against1.1
2
KickOff rating
+41%

Man City v West Ham Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Man City Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
161764
E HaalandE HaalandR CherkiB Silva
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Dias DEF162
-
B Silva MID162
4
-
E Haaland FWD16173
-
N. O'Reilly DEF1513
2
-
N González  MID151
3
-
T Reijnders MID1522
2
-
J Doku FWD1514
-
M Nunes DEF1413
2
-
P Foden FWD1472
3
-
G Donnarumma GLK13
4
-
J Gvardiol DEF1221
2
-
S Sávio FWD121
1
-
R Cherki FWD1116
1
-
O Marmoush FWD101
-
O Bobb FWD91
1
-
J Stones DEF7
-
R Lewis DEF71
-
N Aké  DEF7
-
Rodri MID6
-
R Nouri DEF5
1
-
A. Khusanov DEF4
1
-
J Trafford GLK3
-
M Kovacic MID1
-
West Ham Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16537
J BowenJ BowenE DioufL Paquetá
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Diouf DEF163
3
-
J Bowen FWD1651
-
M Kilman DEF14
3
-
M Fernandes MID1421
1
-
L Paquetá MID143
6
1
T Soucek MID132
1
C Wilson FWD1341
-
A Areola GLK121
-
A Wan-Bissaka DEF12
2
-
K Walker-Peters DEF111
1
-
J Todibo DEF111
2
-
F Potts MID111
1
-
C Summerville FWD111
3
-
K Mavropanos DEF10
1
-
S Magassa MID101
2
-
N Füllkrug FWD8
-
A Irving MID7
-
J Ward-Prowse MID5
-
L Santos FWD5
-
M Hermansen GLK4
-
Igor DEF4
-
G Rodríguez MID4
1
-
O. Scarles DEF2
-
C Marshall FWD2
-