Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Leeds and West Ham who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When West Ham come to Elland Road for the Premier League match this coming Friday, Leeds will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Leeds approach the next Premier League round as number 16 in the table, having claimed eight points this season so far. With eight games behind them, West Ham amassed four points, placing them as number 19 before their next fixture.
Team form: Leeds vs West Ham
Leeds Form
In their previous three outings, Leeds drew 2-2 with Bournemouth, before losing 1-2 against Tottenham and 2-0 against Burnley. Leeds only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Elland Road in the Premier League. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded ten goals.
West Ham Form
A draw is all that prevents West Ham from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Everton as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Arsenal by a 2-0 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Brentford won the game and the exact score was 0-2. West Ham won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding seven times.
Betting stats for Leeds and West Ham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Leeds and West Ham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 5 of the last 6 Leeds home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Leeds matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Leeds matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Leeds home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 West Ham away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 West Ham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 West Ham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 West Ham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- West Ham have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Leeds vs West Ham
Noah Okafor is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. West Ham look to Jarrod Bowen, hoping he can add to his current total of three Premier League goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Leeds vs West Ham
Full-time result
Leeds claimed four wins, drew five and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. West Ham won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away. West Ham have not lost to Leeds in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Leeds scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. West Ham got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. West Ham should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Friday, as Leeds only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. West Ham claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Leeds have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with West Ham.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leeds, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for West Ham, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.9 times goals per game.