- Form: The visitors have won four of their last five matches, including each of their last two games.
- Home record: West Ham United (W) have won two of their ten home matches in the Super League Women.
- Top scorer: Khadija Shaw has scored 19 goals in 21 Super League Women appearances for City, including three in their last five.
City will want to finish on a high
League context
A gap of 33 points separates Manchester City (W) from West Ham United (W) in the Super League Women 2025/2026 table, with City having racked up 52 points from their 21 matches and the Hammers sitting tenth with 19. The champions, who have little left to play for, should make light work of the hosts at London Stadium on Saturday but Rita Guarino’s side have improved since she took over in December 2025 and could make a game of it for a short while.
Key players
Shekiera Martinez leads the line for the hosts with six goals in 20 Super League Women outings, but there is nothing in West Ham’s squad to compare with Khadija Shaw, who is having a blistering campaign with 19 goals in 21 league games, including three in her last five.
Hammers have improved under Guarino
Recent form
- The Blue Moon Ladies are heavy favorites at 1.15 to win this and there is every reason to think they will justify that short price.
- Andree Jeglertz’s team have won six of their ten away league games, averaging 2.00 goals per game while conceding 1.00 on average.
- But West Ham have won their last two matches and could be more competitive against City than they were a few months ago thanks to Guarino’s reorganisation of their playing style.
Tactics
She favours a more structured, possession-based approach with width and overlap from the full-backs and her players are now much more patient and clinical when building-up their attacks.
City can overpower the Hammers
But even though their work-rate and transitional speed has improved since Guarino’s appointment, they still can’t be trusted defensively and have conceded 20 goals in 10 Super League Women home matches.
City are a team on a mission, pressing as a unit and playing a high-tempo style that has been built around quick transitions and exploiting the half-spaces. Their 1-0 home win over Liverpool (W) in the league and 3-2 away win in extra-time against Chelsea (W) in the FA Cup have been highlights in recent weeks.
This game will be a good test of how much progress West Ham have made under Guarino, although City’s class should ultimately tell. They have won 2 and drawn 1 of the last 3 head-to-heads, including a 1-0 home win six months ago. An away win is expected, but the 1.44 odds on over 2.5 goals looks a better bet given how hot Shaw is right now.
