Manchester City v West Ham Betting Tips [19 May 2024]

Manchester City will be looking to bag their fourth straight Premier League title when they host West Ham United on Sunday. West Ham United are sure to finish in the top half while City come here seeking a win, for their 10th league title. Even without a win, City can still win the title, but they must better second placed Arsenal’s result. Here they come with fine momentum and it will be a big shock if they fail to win. Pep Guardiola’s side is coming from a crucial midweek encounter, beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away from home. That was their sixth straight win since getting eliminated from the Champions League. City are also unbeaten in the last five matches against West Ham United. The last time they met, the Cityzens came from a goal down to win 3-1. That was the sixth straight league game in which they scored two or more against West Ham United. Notably, Erling Haaland, who is currently in good form, has scored in all the matches he played against West Ham. The Norwegian has scored seven times in City’s last four matches, this includes a brace in the last game.

West Ham United will have had three extra rest days by the time they take on Manchester City. They will finish in their current position, ninth, regardless of the result here, so they won’t be under any pressure. Going by their struggles against Manchester City, the Londoners will be clear underdogs here. In 16 league meetings with Manchester City, West Ham are winless. The last time they claimed a win over City in the league was in 2015, and it happened to be at this same venue. After a poor run, failing to win in six straight games, West Ham returned to winning ways last time out. Three second half goals saw them rise from a goal down to beat Luton Town 3-1. While it was the fifth time in 10 matches scoring two or more, West Ham United have no clean sheet in those 10 matches. In six of the said 10 matches, they conceded two or more goals. Going by the scoring form of their hosts, this will be a tough outing for the Hammers.

Manchester City are going for a win here and have been in great shape in attack, led by Erling Haaland. The Norwegian comes into this game in good scoring form and is set to bag the top scorer’s award again. In his current form, he will be West Ham United’s biggest threat in this game. Our prediction for Manchester City v West Ham United is for Erling Haaland to score any time.