Manchester City vs West Ham prediction and betting tips - May 19, 2024 by Jason Collins
On May 19 in the EPL scheduled meetings of the last round, the intrigue is still there, because the question of championship is not solved. Dailysports experts offer their exclusive prediction for the match Manchester City - West Ham.
Manchester City
Everything is in the hands of the “citizens” they are the leaders of the championship, ahead of Arsenal on two points, a victory will allow Guardiola's guys. If you consider other options, a draw City and a victory of the “canoniers” already makes the London club the champion. Manchester retains excellent chances to make a “golden double”, for this it is necessary to win the upcoming match, and then the FA Cup final against Manchester United.
The team is in great shape, in the last round managed to beat away Tottenham with a score of 2:0, the mentioned victory was the eighth consecutive victory in the championship. The club has one step left before the next championship.
West Ham
“Hammers” ninth before the last round of the EPL, regardless of the results of the matches, the position of the team will no longer change. This season, West Ham played well in the Europa League, where they reached the quarterfinals, but lost there to the unstoppable Bayer.
In the last round, the team managed to beat motivated Luton on their field with a score of 3:1. The mentioned success allowed to interrupt the series of four meetings without victories, during this period managed to score only two points. “Hammers” will be difficult to give a fight to the powerful Manchester City, and there is not the slightest motivation.
Interesting facts about the match and the history of head-to-head meetings
- The face-to-face confrontation of the first round ended with an away victory of Mancity with a score of 3:1.
- This season Manchester at home has not yet conceded in the EPL, 13 wins and 5 draws.
- West Ham have won away 7 times, lost on 9 occasions and also drew twice.
Manchester City vs West Ham Prediction
Bookmakers have no doubt that Manchester City will win in this meeting, the “citizens” have a lot of motivation, they play at home, higher class, and are also in good shape. But West Ham do not need anything, the club can help Arsenal to become champions, although it is a questionable motivation. We propose to bet here on the victory of the hosts with a -2.5 goal handicap, we expect them to dominate.