Man City v West Ham

Manchester City vs West Ham Preview

Manchester City picked up just their second win in 10 games overall in the Premier League last weekend when Pep Guardiola's side recorded a 2-0 win away from home at strugglers Leicester City and the hosts will now return to their Etihad Stadium looking for more of the same against West Ham on Saturday afternoon.

West Ham slumped to an embarrassing 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool in last weekend's Premier League action which left the London club sitting in 13th place in the English top flight table and seemingly going nowhere in a hurry.

Manchester City's two wins within their last 10 games have come in the form of victories against Nottingham Forest and Leicester City respectively but the hosts have experienced an unprecedented sharp decline in form and results overall in recent times as The Citizens have also been handed six defeats within this period as well.

Two of these six defeats have been inflicted upon Pep Guardiola's side on home soil at the Etihad Stadium in the shape of losses at the hands of Tottenham and Manchester United, so the goals market looks the more appealing prospect for this upcoming encounter.

Indeed, 13 out of Manchester City's 19 league matches in total have not only resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net but they have also produced three goals or more as well.

West Ham's promising four-game unbeaten sequence in the Premier League was well and truly halted in no uncertain fashion as The Hammers were dealt a 5-0 thrashing at home by an impressive Liverpool outfit and the London visitors now face a tricky outing away from home at Manchester City on Saturday afternoon.

The Hammers had previously posted welcome wins against strugglers Wolves and Southampton along with picking up points in draws with south coast clubs, Bournemouth and Brighton, both in 1-1 stalemates.

However, results overall for West Ham have been very much a mixed bag as Lopetegui's side have struggled for any sort of consistency so far in this season's Premier League and this is evident when looking at West Ham's record so far this term, picking up six wins, drawing five but also slipping to eight defeats as well.

The same applies to West Ham's results away from home as they have won, drawn and lost in equal measure but five of their nine outings on the road have resulted in both teams scoring so this perhaps looks a likely outcome between two teams that have struggled for consistency in recent times.

Manchester City v West Ham Verdict

Both teams have hit the back of the net in five out of the previous seven encounters between Manchester City and West Ham and further goals are expected on Saturday afternoon.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

BTTS Yes & Over 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Draw @ 6.00