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West Ham and Manchester City are fighting at Olympic Stadium in a FA Cup match (Round 3). The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the visiting team, which has 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 10 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 28-08-2016, ended the victory of Manchester City by (3-1). In this match the home factor may play an important role, as West Ham presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
West ham
The home team makes its debut in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; Against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played, for the Barclays Premier League, lost with Manchester United at home (0-2). In the last 10 home games West Ham has 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never managed to turn the score. There are 1 highlights in the last 16 home games in all competitions: he scored 6 of his 17 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
West Ham enter the FA Cup undeterred after a 0-2 home defeat at Manchester United FC. The home team should play on a tactical system in 4-3-3, with the goal of taking advantage of their counterattacks. In any case, West Ham is expected to take a more defensive stance, with the aim of not offering spaces to their opponent. The West Ham coach will not be able to rely on Tore, Henry, Collins, Sakho, Masuaku and Arbeloa for being injured.
Manchester City
The visiting team plays their first match in this edition of the FA Cup with the intention of winning a positive result as a visitor. This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games has recorded 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 28 goals scored and 22 conceded. Already inside the home, it won 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, with a total of 30 goals scored and 14 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a home win with Burnley by (2-1). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Manchester City have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded 8 goals from the last 10 games but their attack has Scored regularly, having scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 8 times but managed to turn the score in 3. In the last 20 away games for all competitions there is a period that stands out: he scored 13 of his 35 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘) .
Manchester City enter this motivated game after a 2-1 win at home to Burnley in the Premier League: Clichy and Aguero scored the winning goal. Similar to the opponents of this round, the Manchester team tends to play in a 4-3-3 where the three men responsible for creating danger plays on the opposing defense are Sterling, Iheanacho and Jesús Navas. Thus, even if it is acting outside the home, Manchester City is expected to adopt a more offensive stance, taking into account that it presents more individual and collective quality. For this match the visiting coach will not be able to count on Kompany and Gundogan for being injured.
Prediction: West Ham AH +1.5 @ 1.55