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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, winning 57.50% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was less than a year ago, in December 2006, with Man City inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Hammers in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0-1 | Man City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Sky Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| Man City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hammers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Man City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 9 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| Man City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |