EPL MATCHDAY 26 ANALYSIS: Manchester City vs West Ham United. Will it be 20 consecutive wins for Pep Guardiola's men at the end of today's game?

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Welcome back to the EPL as Matchday 26 begins with 4 games going down today.

Manchester City play at home to West Ham United, West Bromwish Albion take on Brighton and Hove Albion at the Hawthorns, Aston Villa go to Leeds to face Leeds United, and Newcastle United battle it out against Wolverhampton Wanderers at St James Park.

However, my focus today will be on the game involving Manchester City and West Ham United as Pep Guardiola's men look to increase their winning streak across all competition to a record 20 games.

Do you think the Citizens can achieve the above feat against a resilient Hammers? Well, ket's take a look at some stats pertaining to this game.

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MANCHESTER CITY:

1. The first stat that favors Pep Guardiola's men extending their winning streak to 20 games is the streak itself.
   I bet any team in England or Europe will be scared of going against City in this form with the Hammers no different, or do you think otherwise?
2. Another stat that favors the Citizens borne from the above stat is their impressive and compact style of play.
   This style of play has seen them concede just 6 goals in all 19 games of this winning streak.
   Finding a fault in City's style of play and capitalizing on it will definitely be another huge task for David Moyes' men.
3. Lastly, City's outrageous "head to head" dominance over the Hammers in their last 8 meetings is another huge stat favoring the former.
   Pep Guardiola's men are unbeaten in these last 8 meetings, winning 7 and drawing just 1 of these games.
   A big positive psychological boost for Pep's men you want to say.

We can keep going on and on, providing stats favoring the Citizens getting a win in this game however, it won't be nice if we don't take a look at the Hammers, won't it?

WEST HAM UNITED:

1. Although David Moyes' men look destined for a loss in this game, 1 stat that will definitely give them a fighting chance is their impressive performance this season.
   The Hammers, against all odds, are currently sitted in 4th position thanks to some great performance, and I bet they will be coming into this game with the same spirited performance.

CONCLUSION:
In all, it's most certain that Pep Guardiola's men will be the one cruising to a record 20 games unbeaten run at the end of this game if the above stats play out in their favor once again.
However, we can still give some room for suprises as the game of football could be magical at times.

What's your take on this game from the above stats? Also, feel free to drop your other opinions relating to this game, they definitely will be appreciated.

Much love from your Football Analyst and Writer, IbkDaGreat.