- City have won six of their ten away games this season, averaging 2.0 goals per game for and 1.0 against.
- City have won two and drawn one of the last three meetings between the teams, including a 1-0 home win six months ago.
- City have won three of their last four away games.
Ruthless City set for another win
West Ham United (W) will have to be on top form to end a run without a home victory over Manchester City (W) on Saturday. Rita Guarino’s team have won just two of their 10 Super League Women home games this term, conceding 20.
They have improved since Guarino took charge in December 2025, with a greater work rate and more intensity in transition. They had a 1-1 draw at home to London City Lionesses and have beaten Liverpool FC Women and Aston Villa Women in back-to-back away fixtures.
For Manchester City (W), a 1-0 win over Liverpool (W) at home and a 3-2 win at Chelsea (W) in extra time were highlights of a run that has seen them win four of their last five and enter this contest on the back of a two-game winning streak.
Shaw’s goal power fuels City’s firepower
They have a mountain to climb if they want to get near City, who are now the 2025-2026 Super League Women champions with 52 points from 21 games to Ham’s 19 from 21 games in 10th place.
The Sky Blues are already on holiday but will still want to show off their wares despite being away with another dominant performance in this clash of contrasting styles.
Andree Jeglertz’s side are a high-tempo, high-pressing outfit that have been built on the ability to score on the counter-attack. City will suffocate their opponents with organised and cohesive pressing, create turnovers and then explode into the half-spaces, overlapping full-backs and wide spaces at the top of the box.
Guarino’s squad are more possession-based
Guarino’s style is more possession-based, relying on structure and width and patient build-up play to control games. West Ham are likely to be outrun and outplayed by City, but they could make a game of it if Guarino’s improvements to work-rate and transitional speed have really landed.
Khadija Shaw is on fire for City with 19 goals in 21 league games, including three in her last five, while Shekiera Martinez has chipped in with six in 20 for West Ham (W) as their main attacking threat.
City are 3/20 to take all three points in this fixture and it’s hard to oppose the champions given their form and the respective records of both teams, but we are going to take the odds of 11/25 for over 2.5 goals as our main play here.
