Manchester City vs West Ham United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Manchester City play West Ham United in Premier League (England). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Manchester City: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. West Ham United: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Manchester City scores 2.03 and concedes 0.92 goals per match. West Ham United scores 1.21 and concedes 1.71. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Manchester City 50%, West Ham United 53%. Over 2.5: Manchester City 63%, West Ham United 61%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Manchester City has higher xG: 1.83 vs 1.24. Manchester City: 15.6 shots per match, West Ham United: 10.6.

Match halves

Manchester City: half-time lead 63%, second-half goals 0.95. West Ham United: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.66.

Goals by minute

Manchester City: 31-45+ (22 goals). West Ham United: 76-90+ (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier League: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

66Possession (%)34
Manchester CityWest Ham United
17Shots7
Manchester CityWest Ham United
8Shots on target3
Manchester CityWest Ham United
2.13xG0.78
Manchester CityWest Ham United
6Corners0
Manchester CityWest Ham United
68Dangerous attacks17
Manchester CityWest Ham United
16Fouls10
Manchester CityWest Ham United
1Cards1
Manchester CityWest Ham United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Manchester CityWest Ham United
2.03Goals scored / match1.21
Manchester CityWest Ham United
0.92Goals conceded / match1.71
Manchester CityWest Ham United
61%Average possession43%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
5.39Shots on target / match3.74
Manchester CityWest Ham United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.63Shots per match10.63
Manchester CityWest Ham United
5.39Shots on target3.74
Manchester CityWest Ham United
13%Shot conversion11.4%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
61%Possession43%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
1.83xG for1.24
Manchester CityWest Ham United
1.11xG against1.73
Manchester CityWest Ham United

Shooting quality

Manchester City: DominantWest Ham United: Balanced
Manchester CityWest Ham United
Accuracy (shots on target)34%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Manchester City is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Manchester City · 1.2 pts / match - West Ham United

Manchester City
DWWDL
Season result split
61% W24% R16% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-9-6
2.05 pts / match · goal difference +42
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
14-3-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
DWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.12Opponent xG: 1.01BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
West Ham United
WLLLW
Season result split
26% W24% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-19
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-10
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Manchester City is 68% better for: goals scored per match.

2.03 goals / match - Manchester City · 1.21 goals / match - West Ham United

Manchester City is 86% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.92 goals / match - Manchester City · 1.71 goals / match - West Ham United

Manchester City scoring profile: very strong

Manchester City scores in 89% of matches (34 of 38 matches), while West Ham United keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

West Ham United scoring profile: mixed

West Ham United scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Manchester City keeps a clean sheet in 42% (16 of 38 matches).

77Goals scored (season)46
Manchester CityWest Ham United
35Goals conceded (season)65
Manchester CityWest Ham United
2.95Average goals in match2.92
Manchester CityWest Ham United
11Goals scored (last 5)6
Manchester CityWest Ham United
6Goals conceded (last 5)8
Manchester CityWest Ham United

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal66%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
61%2 goals37%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
39%3 goals16%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
8%4 goals3%
Manchester CityWest Ham United

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal82%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
26%2 goals53%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
5%3 goals26%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
3%4 goals5%
Manchester CityWest Ham United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time16%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
3%BTTS in both halves3%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
37%Scored in both halves11%
Manchester CityWest Ham United

BTTS and goal count

37%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
26%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
60%BTTS - last 540%
Manchester CityWest Ham United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Manchester CityWest Ham United

2nd half

74%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time55%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Manchester CityWest Ham United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Manchester City is 80% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.18 pts / match - Manchester City · 1.21 pts / match - West Ham United

Manchester City - half-time state
63% leading29% draw8% trailing
West Ham United - half-time state
26% leading42% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.18Points per match (1st half)1.21
Manchester CityWest Ham United
1.08Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Manchester CityWest Ham United
0.26Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
Manchester CityWest Ham United
1.34Average goals (1st half)1.24
Manchester CityWest Ham United
76%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
29%No goal before half-time66%
Manchester CityWest Ham United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.03
Manchester CityWest Ham United
0.95Goals scored (2nd half)0.66
Manchester CityWest Ham United
0.66Goals conceded (2nd half)1.03
Manchester CityWest Ham United
1.61Average goals (2nd half)1.68
Manchester CityWest Ham United
63%Clean sheet after half-time32%
Manchester CityWest Ham United
45%No goal after half-time58%
Manchester CityWest Ham United

Manchester City - second-half results

42% W26% R32% P
83
Half-time points
41
Half-time goals
+31
Goal difference (1st half)
58
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding97%

Leads at half-time in 63% of matches and wins 61%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

West Ham United - second-half results

24% W32% R45% P
46
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Manchester City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.80
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match1.02.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
West Ham United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.40
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match0.62.2
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Manchester City
ScoredConceded
9
0
0-15
10
4
16-30
22
6
31-45
9
7
46-60
14
11
61-75
13
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (22 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

West Ham United
ScoredConceded
9
11
0-15
3
4
16-30
9
11
31-45
4
10
46-60
8
14
61-75
13
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.93
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Manchester City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.72
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-16.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
133%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

West Ham United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

Manchester CityLigaWest Ham United
Average goals in match 2.952.75 2.92
Both teams scored 50%56% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%55% 61%
Clean sheets 42%26% 18%
Goal before half-time 79%72% 63%
Goal after half-time 74%79% 87%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.75
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Manchester City 0 - 1 - 0 West Ham United. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Manchester City vs West Ham United?

The Premier League match finished Manchester City 3:0 West Ham United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Manchester City vs West Ham United?

Manchester City score 2.03 goals per game on average and West Ham United 1.21. The Premier League average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Manchester City's matches and 53% of West Ham United's.

What form are Manchester City and West Ham United in?

Over the last 5 games Manchester City have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and West Ham United 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Manchester City vs West Ham United?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Manchester City vs West Ham United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.