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Championship: West Ham vs Wolverhampton – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Championship round 4 match between West Ham and Wolverhampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, West Ham will look to justify their title credentials this coming Tuesday when they take on Wolverhampton for a round 4 match in the Championship.

A look at the Championship standings shows that five points and 17 places currently separate the two teams.

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Team form: West Ham vs Wolverhampton

West Ham Form

In their last three matches, West Ham lost 1-2 against Charlton, won 1-4 against Southampton, before drawing 1-1 against Watford. West Ham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 17 and conceded ten goals.

Wolverhampton Form

In their last three matches, Wolverhampton first beat Preston 1-3, then Sheffield Wednesday by 0-2 and finally Stoke by 4-1. Wolverhampton claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Championship, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for West Ham and Wolverhampton

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

  • In 9 of the last 11 West Ham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 5 West Ham home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • West Ham have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • West Ham have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • West Ham have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 22 of the last 24 Wolverhampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 11 of the last 12 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Wolverhampton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Wolverhampton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 3 Wolverhampton away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5

In-form players: West Ham vs Wolverhampton

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for West Ham and Wolverhampton this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

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Full-time result

West Ham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at London Stadium. They drew four and lost two as well, while Wolverhampton won four of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost four.

Both teams to score

West Ham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Wolverhampton scored the first goal in nine out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive West Ham games West Ham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. West Ham have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Wolverhampton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for West Ham, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Wolverhampton, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game. West Ham are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 20 matches.