FM Preview: Manchester City v West Ham United 01 May 2011

Last updated : 30 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Manchester City v West Ham United fixture

Manchester City prepare to entertain West Ham United at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, having won 29 and lost only 11 of the 46 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was just last season, in September 2009, with Manchester City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec West Ham Utd. 1 - 3 Man. City Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 09 May West Ham Utd. 1 - 1 Man. City Premier League
2009/2010 Mon 28 Sep Man. City 3-1 West Ham Utd. Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 01 Mar West Ham Utd. 1 - 0 Man. City Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 24 Aug Man. City 3 - 0 West Ham Utd. Premier League
2007/2008 Sun 20 Jan Man. City 1 - 1 West Ham Utd. Premier League
2007/2008 Wed 16 Jan Man. City 1 - 0 West Ham Utd. F.A. Cup

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Sky Blues have smashed 12 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 1.

In complete contrast to Manchester City, West Ham United are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Hammers have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Manchester City's total of 59 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

West Ham United find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 32 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Manchester City 6 4 0 2 8 5 12
West Ham United 6 0 1 5 4 14 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Sky Blues's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Manchester City Won 6 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
West Ham United Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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