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Manchester City vs West Ham: Prediction and Betting Tips with Odds of 4.30
In the last round of the Premier League, Manchester City pleased their fans with a rare victory – they managed to beat modest Leicester 2-0 away. West Ham couldn’t do anything against Liverpool the day before, losing by five goals. Will the Citizens be able to win two victories in a row for the first time in a long time on January 4? – the answer is in our forecast. Also, the site’s star experts Roman Pavlyuchenko and Dmitry Gradilenko share their opinions on the game
Command Analysis
Manchester City
EnglandCurrent form
Manchester City have not lost for two rounds in a row, which, given all the numerous failures, can be considered a decent breakthrough. They managed to draw with Everton on their home field (1:1), after which they secured a long-awaited away victory over Leicester with a score of 2:0. The game with the Foxes is notable for the fact that for the first time since December 4, the Citizens played to zero in defense, although the opponent had their chances, making four shots on target. It is worth noting that Savinho and Holland scored goals in that match, and the Brazilian also made an accurate pass.
The victory over Leicester allowed Josep Guardiola men to hold on to sixth place and clearly gave the players confidence in their abilities. The gap to the top four is four points, but there is still half of the tournament ahead. We will add that the match against the "foxes" was the 500th for the Spanish specialist at the helm of the "citizens". It is noteworthy that the players pleased their coach with such an important victory.
At home, even taking into account recent failures, Manchester City are not doing so badly. In nine matches at the Etihad, the team has suffered only two defeats. Ahead of them is a game against a comfortable opponent, there is an opportunity to improve this statistic. Over the last eight matches in a row in the Premier League, the Citizens have consistently beaten West Ham on their home field, and in the two previous matches they scored three goals without any problems.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bobb, Rodri, Stones, Ederson, Nunez and Dias will miss the game through injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Manchester City have not lost in the first half in four of their last five matches
- In 10 of the previous 12 matches involving the Citizens in the Premier League, more than three goals were not scored
- Manchester City have conceded in 8 of their last 10 Premier League games
- Manchester City have committed fewer fouls than their opponents in their last four games
Probable line-up: Ortega - Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Guardiol - Kovacic - Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Savinho - Haaland.
West Ham United
EnglandCurrent form
In the last round, West Ham unbeaten streak of four matches (two wins and two draws) came to a crashing end. The Hammers suffered a crushing defeat at home to Liverpool (0:5). Once again, the team demonstrated that they are not ready to compete on equal terms with top rivals in the Premier League. As a reminder, during the season, West Ham has already managed to lose outright to Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, and Arsenal, and all defeats were by a difference of at least two goals. This also includes a 0:3 defeat to Nottingham Forest, which is currently in the top 4.
In the league table, the Londoners are still at the bottom, in 13th place. Of course, there is no talk of relegation now, but there is no chance of claiming anything better than a position in the middle. The gap from the European Cup zone is currently eight points.
https://www.whufc.com target=_blank rel=noopener>West Ham occasionally achieve success away from home, but most often in matches against not the most formidable opponents. Julen Lopetegui men are not particularly stable in away matches - they have won, lost and drawn three times.
It should be noted that goalkeeper Fabianski is still injured. The head coach has no opportunity for serious rotation in the last line, except for Areola, who does not always save his team.
Disqualifications and injuries
Antonio, Bowen and Fabianski are injured and will not play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- Four of West Ham last five matches have seen a 0-0 first-half scoreline
- In eight of the Londoners' last 11 Premier League matches, three or fewer goals have been scored
- West Ham have failed to win away from home in six of their last eight meetings
- West Ham have had fewer shots on target than their opponents in six of their last seven games
Probable line-up: Areola - Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson - Soucek, Rodriguez - Kudus, Soler, Summerville - Fylkrug.
Trends
West Ham Win Offsides Bet
Manchester City have lost 14 of their last 15 matches due to offsides
1.47Manchester City to score in first half
In three of the last four matches, the Citizens scored goals in the opening 45 minutes
1.42Bet Exact score 1:3
Manchester City have won their previous three head-to-head matches by this score
9.70West Ham Total Corners Under Four Betting
West Ham have not taken more than four corners from the flag in their last 12 Premier League meetings at Manchester City
1.50Bet 1st half: total over 1.5 goals
In the two previous personal meetings, this bet paid off
1.97Tip and bets
In the last round, Manchester City won an important victory over Leicester, for the first time in a long time they played to zero. Before that, there was a draw with Everton. Given the protracted decline, such results clearly indicate that the team is getting out of the crisis, albeit not so quickly, albeit there are still problems in defense, the players allowed the opponents a lot near their goal. In the previous round, West Ham once again failed in a game against an opponent superior in class, the defenders simply could not keep up with the forwards of Liverpool, with the rapid movements of the players. Ahead of the Hammers is a match against an inconvenient opponent - since 2015, they have not managed to play even a draw at the Etihad. We expect that Manchester City will achieve a second victory in a row for the first time in a long time and will do it quite confidently.
Our prediction is Manchester City to win with an Asian handicap (-1.5) at odds of 1.84
Bet on total
It is clearly too early to say that Manchester City is ready to consistently play to zero from match to match. The same Leicester had several dangerous moments, but the implementation let them down. West Ham is capable of playing for their goal today. At the same time, even taking into account the decline, the attack of the Citizens is at its best; in the four previous home matches, the team has always scored. We expect an exchange of goals in the upcoming meeting.
Second bet - both teams to score with odds of 1.62
Bet on the exact difference in the score
West Ham are a comfortable opponent for Manchester City, as evidenced by five victories in a row by the Citizens in previous face-to-face matches. It should be noted that the team won four of them with an advantage of two goals, which we do not rule out today.
Prediction: Manchester City win by two goals with odds of 4.30
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