This Saturday sees West Ham United travel north for the lunchtime kick off against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The betting suggests Man City are strong favourites, but will they win?

West Ham are unbeaten in 5 games, drawing 3 & winning 2. Their draws however have come away to Liverpool & Southampton and at home to newly crowned Champions Manchester United so a very respectable run of form, scoring 8 & conceding 4.

Manchester City collapsed in the the last 10 minutes against spurs at White Hart Lane last weekend, throwing away a 1-0 lead to eventually lose the game 3-1. Their first defeat in 5 games, In fact they have only lost 2 of their last 10. However after the manor of last weekends defeat and the fact their arch rivals Man United snatched the crown of Premier League Champions back on Monday night. It has been a pretty deflating week for City. They are guaranteed Champions League football next season so other than pride and trying to stay as close to United as possible they haven't got much to play for.

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West Ham haven't beaten Man City in their last 5 attempts, they have lost 3 and drawn 2. Their most recent fixture finished 0-0 back in November 2012. I can really see this game fizzling out into a draw. Man City haven't drawn a game for 11 matches so they could also be due one. I can't see West Ham winning, but maybe backing West Ham or draw (double chance) would provide some good value at 15/4 with Bet365 or if you're really brave, backing the draw outright would be very profitable at 5/1 with Betfair. I can't see there being lots of goals either in this match, so will be looking at potentially under 2.5 goals at 13/8 with Sky Bet again represents good value. 

Another market which may have some value is both teams to score this has happened in 4 of the last 5 meetings between the teams, as we know city are full of players capable of getting a goal and West Ham have Kevin Nolan back now and Andy Carroll looking dangerous again, I fancy West Ham to at least nick one.

Man City vs West Ham Betting Tips

West Ham double chance – 15/4 with Bet365

Both teams to score – 11/10 Ladbrokes

Under 2.5 goals – 13/8 with Sky Bet

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By Warren Conway