Ace Football previews the Premier League round 18 match between Southampton and West Ham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
West Ham go up against Southampton this coming Thursday for a Premier League meeting at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Sitting bottom of the table, Southampton have claimed six points after 17 rounds, while The Irons have amassed 20 points. This places the latter as number 14 in the Premier League at the moment.
Form: Southampton vs West Ham
Southampton Form
In their last three matches, Southampton lost 0-5 against Tottenham, 1-2 against Liverpool and drew 0-0 with Fulham. Southampton only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at St. Mary’s Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 17 goals.
West Ham Form
West Ham currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Wolverhampton with a 2-1 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Bournemouth. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 1-1 against Brighton. West Ham claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to six.
Betting facts for Southampton and West Ham
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Southampton and West Ham played across all tournaments.
- Southampton have lost the last 3 home matches in a row in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Southampton have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Southampton home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Southampton home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Southampton have lost the last 4 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 West Ham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 West Ham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 West Ham away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 West Ham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Southampton vs West Ham
Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Adam Armstrong will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. West Ham hope Tomas Soucek can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.
Popular betting markets: Southampton vs West Ham
Full-time result
Southampton claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing seven. West Ham won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Southampton have not lost to West Ham in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Southampton scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. West Ham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Southampton have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive West Ham games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Southampton managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, West Ham kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for West Ham, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.
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