West Ham v Man City

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West Ham picked up their first Premier League win of the season last weekend with a solid 2-0 win away from home at London rivals, Crystal Palace, while Manchester City produced a ruthless performance against newcomers Ipswich Town despite going a goal down early on as Pep Guardiola's side triumphed with a 4-1 win over the Tractor Boys.

West Ham had previously been handed a 2-1 loss at home to Aston Villa on the opening day of this new season but Lopetegui's side will now head into this upcoming clash against Manchester City on Saturday evening with renewed confidence and a welcome boost.

Nevertheless, despite returning to the more familiar surroundings of their London Stadium this Saturday, it should be noted that the bigger picture shows West Ham have really struggled to pick up league wins for some time now in the Premier League and indeed, The Hammers have managed to capture just three wins in their last 13 matches overall in the English top flight.

Rare victories against the likes of Wolves, Luton Town and Crystal Palace have been outweighed by being dealt no fewer than six defeats within these last 13 games so the prospects of a home win here for West ham does seem fairly unlikely but the goals market appeals here as 10 out of West Ham's last 13 games have resulted in both teams scoring.

Manchester City swept aside the challenge from newly promoted Ipswich Town last Saturday despite finding themselves 1-0 down early on against the Tractor Boys as Pep Guardiola's side quickly levelled following a howler from the Ipswich Town keeper and then asserted their authority thereafter in devastating fashion.

It's now two wins in two games for Manchester City as The Citizens had previously registered an opening day 2-0 win away from home at Chelsea while the bigger picture shows Manchester City have now won their last 11 Premier League matches on the trot and no doubt the visitors will be eyeing off another three points this Saturday too.

The visitors are once again the team to beat in this season's Premier League campaign and having put together an impressive 25-game unbeaten sequence in the domestic top flight, this only serves to further underline their dominance over the rest of the division in recent times.

City are also unbeaten in their last 12 away games in the domestic top flight which consists of picking up no fewer than 11 wins in the process, so understandably, the odds for an away win here are pretty low - goals could feature though as six of City's last 12 outings on the road have resulted in both teams scoring.

West Ham v Manchester City Verdict

The prospect of goals at either end of the pitch appear promising as four of the last six meetings have seen both teams hit the back of the net.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & BTTS Yes @ 2.60

Correct Score: Manchester City 2-1 @ 9.50