Premier League: West Ham vs Fulham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 18 match between West Ham and Fulham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

West Ham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Fulham swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

West Ham are placed 18th with 13 points after 17 matches. Fulham occupy a position as 13th in the league on 23 points.

Form: West Ham vs Fulham

West Ham Form

In their previous three outings, West Ham drew 1-1 with Brighton, before losing 2-3 against Aston Villa and 3-0 against Manchester City. West Ham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

Fulham Form

The results have been up and down for Fulham, who beat Burnley by 2-3. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against Newcastle, before claiming a victory in a 1-0 game against Nottingham Forest. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, Fulham won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 13 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for West Ham and Fulham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between West Ham and Fulham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: West Ham vs Fulham

Callum Wilson is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Fulham look to Harry Wilson, hoping he can add to his current total of three Premier League goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

West Ham claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Fulham won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, West Ham scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Fulham got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Fulham should be able to score at least once on Saturday as West Ham failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Fulham managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Fulham have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with West Ham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of West Ham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Fulham, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Astonishingly, West Ham failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 matches.