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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Manchester City at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 9 of the 39 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was less than a year ago, in April 2006, the Hammers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Man City | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1-0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 20 Mar | Man City | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 16 Oct | Man City | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 27 Apr | Man City | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Man City | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sky Blues have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 18 points from their 20 games thus far. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 23 points from their 20 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Hammers, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 10 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man City | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |