West Ham United v Manchester City Match Preview

Last updated : 02 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

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

The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was was two seasons ago, in December 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

SeasonDateTeamResultTeamComp
2010/2011 Sun 01 May Man. City 2 - 1 West Ham Utd. Premier League
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

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

Recent respective form guides

West Ham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 9 conceded.

Manchester City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Sky Blues's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

West Ham United's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Manchester City's total of 21 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

TeamPWDLFAP
West Ham United 6 2 1 3 10 12 7
Manchester City 6 4 1 1 10 6 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Sky Blues has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to West Ham United. Away win

Sequence statistics

TeamSequences
West Ham United 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Manchester City 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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