West Ham vs Man City Predictions – Premier League 2024-25 – 31/08/2024
Manchester City aim third straight victory
In their third match of the 2024-25 Premier League season, defending champions Manchester City will face West Ham United at their home ground, Etihad Stadium, on 31st August.
Despite the departure of Argentine striker Julian Alvarez, Manchester City have been at their ruthless best so far in the early stages of the season, having beaten Chelsea and Ipswich Town in their first couple of matches. West Ham United, on the other hand, defeated Crystal Palace in their last match after losing out to Aston Villa in the season opener.
West Ham vs Man City: Prediction – Best Bets
West Ham United have started their new campaign with renewed ambitions, under the guidance of experienced manager Julen Lopetegui. However, Manchester City remain a cut above the rest in the Premier League, and will be the favourites to win this match.
Here’s a list of matchmaking sites to refer to bet on this contest.
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- Parimatch
- 1xbet
Manchester City to win – Stake @ 1.42, BET HERE
The odds on this contest understandably favour Manchester City, with their victory set at 1.42 in 1×2. On the contrary, returns on a West Ham United win are set at 6.80, and that on a draw at 5.20.
Manchester City to score more than 2 goals – Parimatch @ 1.65, BET HERE
Manchester City have been scoring for fun, with their talismanic striker Erling Haaland having already netted his first hat-trick of the season in the last match against Ipswich Town. The odds of Manchester City scoring more than 2 goals have been set at 1.65.
Both teams to score – 1xbet @ 1.66, BET HERE
Like the Cityzens, the Hammers are also usually proficient in front of the goal, having scored four times across their first couple of league matches. The odds of both teams to score have been set at 1.66.
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West Ham vs Man City: Head to Head
The head-to-head records in the Premier League between West Ham United and Manchester City favour the latter. These two teams have locked horns on 46 occasions, wherein Manchester City have won 29 matches and West Ham United have won only 9. The remaining 8 matches were draws.
Manchester City
Manchester City began their campaign with a 2-0 win over Chelsea, where Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic were on the scoresheet. The Norwegian then struck a hat-trick against Ipswich Town, whilst Kevin De Bruyne also got his first league goal of the season as Pep Guardiola’s team won 4-1.
West Ham United
West Ham United suffered an agonizing 1-2 defeat to Aston Villa in their first match, but were able to launch a quick recovery bid, wherein they defeated fellow London side Crystal Palace 2-0, courtesy of goals from Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen.
West Ham vs Man City: Where to Watch
The cracking Premier League contest between West Ham United and Manchester City will be available on cable and streaming across the world in multiple countries.
In India, you can watch it on the Star Sports Network on TV and the Disney+ Hotstar app/website for streaming.
You can also follow all the latest progress and live stats on the betting apps
- 1xBet
- Stake
- Parimatch
West Ham vs Man City – Key Points
- Manchester City have lost only one of their last 20 meetings against West Ham United across all competitions, highlighting their dominance.
- The Cityzens have not lost a single Premier League match in the ongoing calendar year.
- The last time Manchester City failed to score in a league game was way back in March, in a 0-0 stalemate against Arsenal.
- At the London Stadium, West Ham United did beat Manchester City just three years ago, albeit it was in a Carabao Cup match.
Manchester City are the outright favourites to win
Considering they have got off to a flying start, with all of their big guns including Haaland and De Bruyne firing all cylinders, it will not be a surprise if Manchester City have it easy against the Hammers.
