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Man City prepare to entertain West Ham United at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Sky Blues are clearly on top, winning 60.98% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 20 Mar | Man City | 1-2 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Oct | Man City | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 27 Apr | Man City | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Man City | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Sky Blues have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
West Ham Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Hammers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches. West Ham Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at City of Manchester Stadium for the Sky Blues and the Madmen are unable to see past West Ham Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |