Manchester City vs West Ham Prediction – Premier League Prediction & Betting Tips 04/01/2025
Manchester City vs West Ham Premier League Prediction Match Details
Matchday 20 in the English Premier League will continue with another blockbuster clash as defending champions Manchester City welcome struggling West Ham United to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, New Year’s Day. Can the Blues start their new year with a victory, or will the Hammers end their long-awaited winless run?
Manchester City Preview & Form
Manchester City fans had a terrible festive period for the first time since the appointment of Pep Guardiola as head coach. The defending champions managed only two victories from their seven games across all competitions in December. Pep Guardiola’s side secured a 2-0 win over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in their last match of 2024, with the result bringing an end to a four-match league winless run. City now finds themselves sitting in sixth place in the Premier League standings with 31 points and are now 14 points adrift of league leaders Liverpool, eight points behind second place Arsenal, and four points behind the top four.
Pep Guardiola’s men are winless in their last three home games and have only managed one win from their last five home games. Their last home game saw the Citizens held to a 1-1 stalemate against Everton on Boxing Day, and they will now be hoping to avoid their third successive game without a win on their home turf. The last meeting between the two teams saw City beat West Ham 3-1 in the first round of the campaign with Erling Haaland hitting a hat trick in the match.
West Ham Preview & Form
West Ham’s struggle continues under Julen Lopetegui, with the manager considered by bookmakers as the next Premier League manager to lose his job following the Hammers’s poor performances in the new campaign despite spending huge in the summer transfer. The Hammers, from their opening 19 games, managed to secure only six victories in the Premier League while suffering eight defeats. On the last day of 2024, Julen Lopetegui were smashed 5-0 on their home soil by table topper Liverpool, with the result further indicating their significant defensive problems in the new campaign. Currently, the Hammers sit 13th in the league standings with 23 points from 19 games, eight points adrift of the top six.
Under pressure, Julen Lopetegui will be hoping his side can now build on their last narrow 1-0 away victory against rock-bottom Southampton. However, their h2h record with the defending champions has been poor, with the Hammers remaining winless against City since 2015.
Manchester City vs West Ham Predicted Lineups
Manchester City predicted lineup: Ortega (GK); Walker, Akanji, Gvardiol; Lewis, Kovacic; Foden, De Bruyne, Silva, Savinho; Haaland
West Ham United predicted lineup: Areola (GK); Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Todibo, Emerson; Bowen, Paqueta, Soucek, Soler, Kudus; Füllkrug
Manchester City vs West Ham H2H Record (Last Five Games)
- West Ham 1-3 Manchester City
- Manchester City 3-1 West Ham
- West Ham 1-3 Manchester City
- Manchester City 3-0 West Ham
- West Ham 0-2 Manchester City
Manchester City vs West Ham Prediction Betting Tips
Manchester City are the overwhelming favorites to win this game, having returned to winning ways in the last match, and also Pep Guardiola’s side having won each of their last nine games against West Ham at the Etihad Stadium. So we predict a win for City and Erling Haaland to be among the goal-scorer
