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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 11 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2008, with Man. City running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 01 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 24 Aug | Man. City | 3 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 20 Jan | Man. City | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 16 Jan | Man. City | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Man. City | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 2 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Sky Blues, with 6 goals against.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Man. City's total of 12 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. West Ham Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 15 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With West Ham Utd. not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Man. City will ease to victory over the Hammers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Won 7 successive home games. 19 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 24 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |