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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Hammers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Sky Blues have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
West Ham Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Hammers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches. West Ham Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Hammers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Man City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |