West Ham United host last season’s champions on Saturday as Manchester City make the trip down south to the London Stadium.
West Ham come into the game on the back of beating English Premier League newcomers 2-1 in Luton’s first game back at Kenilworth Road since joining the top flight.
Man City smashed Fulham 5-1 last time out, in a game that saw a controversial VAR decision and Erling Haaland score his seventh hat-trick since joining the Sky Blues at the beginning of last season.
West Ham United vs Manchester City
Saturday 16 September, 15:00
London Stadium
West Ham have had an impressive start to the season having picked up 10 points from a possible 12, with their one draw coming on the opening day against Bournemouth. Since that, West Ham have played the role of giant killers as they went up against Chelsea and Brighton, beating both 3-1 in back-to-back matchdays.
Across these two games the Hammers had an average of just 23% of the ball, showing that they are equipped to play without the ball. This is a skill they are sure to need in this upcoming game, and for this reason West Ham may be cautiously confident of securing a result.
Following on from their treble winning season, Man City have continued from where they left off. The Citizens remain the only side in the Premier League to have had the perfect start with them winning all four of their opening fixtures, conceding just twice and scoring 11 along the way.
The reigning champions’ star-striker Haaland has played a big part in City’s wins so far, scoring six and assisting one. West Ham will have the hard task of stopping the Norwegian if they want to get anything from this game.
Bet9ja Tips
This game is likely to be a tough affair for both sides, but recent head-to-head results indicate that there is likely to be one winner. Man City have won four of the last five meetings between these sides in the Premier League, with West Ham last winning back in 2015 when Manuel Pellegrini was still in charge of City.
A Manchester City win is priced up at 1.50 with Bet9ja, with a repeat of last season’s 2-0 win at the London Stadium at 8.10, while 3-0 is 11.50.
Erling Haaland to score first has odds of 3.75, while odds for him to score anytime throughout the game is priced at 1.70.
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing): West Ham win: 6.40, Draw: 4.50, Manchester City win: 1.50
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