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Man City pack their bags to visit West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 9 of the 38 games.
The previous match played between the two at Boleyn Ground was more than three years back, in September 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 25 Jan | Man City | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Man City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Sky Blues have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
West Ham Utd.'s 46 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 40 points from their 33 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Man City | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 10 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |