Manchester City vs West Ham Prediction & Betting Tips (4 January)

Manchester City is probably going through the worst crisis since the arrival of owners Abu Dhabi United Group. Arriving at the end of the cycle, the team is struggling to get out of a deep slump. Before their recent victory against Leicester 0-2, the Sky Blues had won just one of their last 13 matches, against Nottingham Forest 3-0 earlier this month. Since then, they have had a draw against Crystal Palace 2-2 and three defeats, against Juventus in the Champions League 2-0, then against United 1-2 and Aston Villa 2-1 in the Premier League. Currently 6th in the championship, the Citizens returned to success against Leicester after another draw against Everton on Boxing Day 1-1 .

Usually in the running for European places in recent seasons, West Ham is far from its standards this year . The Hammers are stagnating in the second half of the table in 13th place, already falling 8 points behind the European top 6. However, they had recently shown signs of recovery with a run of 4 games without defeat: victory against Wolverhampton 2-1, followed by two draws against Bournemouth 1-1 and Brighton 1-1 , then a success against Southampton 0-1 during Boxing Day. But reality caught up with them with a heavy defeat at home against the leader Liverpool, which inflicted a severe 0-5 on them.

Pep Guardiola is struggling to revive his team and deplores several absences. Defender Ruben Dias, winger Bobb and midfielder Rodri, all absent, are sorely missed. In addition, Walker, Nunes, Ederson, Grealish and Stones, already absent against Leicester, remain uncertain. Haaland, in difficulty before his goal against Leicester, had only scored one goal in 7 games and missed a penalty against Everton.

His goal should give him confidence. Doku, with 2 goals, also disappoints, while De Bruyne (2 goals, 2 assists) and Bernardo Silva (2 goals, 4 assists) show a lower performance, despite a goal from the latter against Everton. Manchester City West Ham