West Ham United and Manchester City measure forces at Olympic Stadium, in a match for the 1st round of the Premier League. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 4. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 24-11-2018, in a match for the Premier League that ended the victory of Manchester City by (0-4). David Silva (11 ‘), R. Sterling (19’) and L. Sané (34 ‘e 90’) scored the goals of the match for Manchester City. Attention to the home factor, since West Ham United usually conquers different results at home and abroad.
West Ham United :
This is the first game in this edition of the house team competition, which finished the previous edition in the 10th position. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played, for Friendly, he lost with Athletic Club at home by (2-4), in the tiebreaker by penalties. In their last 10 home games, West Ham United records 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.
West Ham arrives demotivated to this match, after a defeat on penalties, in a friendly against Atlético de Bilbao. The home team must act in a tactical system in 4-3-3, in order to take advantage of counterattacks. In any case, West Ham is expected to adopt a more defensive stance, with the aim of not giving space to his rival. The West Ham coach will not be able to count on Lukasz Fabianski and Mark Noble, injured.
Manchester City :
This is the first game in this edition of the away team competition, which finished the previous edition in the 1st position. This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 matches it records 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss as a visitor; against 15 victories in his stadium. In the last match he played, for the Community Shield, he won Liverpool out by (4-5) in the penalty shootout. In its last 10 away games, Manchester City records 8 wins and 2 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games. In the last 20 home games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he suffered 6 of his 14 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Manchester City comes motivated to this match after winning the England Super Cup on penalties, against Liverpool. Like the rival of this round, the visiting club generally plays in a 4-3-3, in which the three men responsible for panicking in the rival defense are Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Bernardo Silva. Therefore, despite playing as a visitor, Manchester City is supposed to adopt a more offensive stance, given that it has more individual and collective quality. For this match, the visiting coach should not be able to count on Leroy Sané, injured.
