Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Brentford and West Ham who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
West Ham go up against Brentford on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at Gtech Community Stadium.
Ranked as number 12 in the Premier League standings, Brentford, have so far collected six points this season, while West Ham collected four points. This puts them up as number 14 after five rounds.
Team form: Brentford vs West Ham
Brentford Form
Brentford are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Manchester City by a 2-1 score, before winning 3-1 against Leyton Orient. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-1 against Tottenham. Brentford won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored nine and conceded six goals.
West Ham Form
West Ham recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Fulham. Then Chelsea proved too strong in a 0-3 defeat, just like Liverpool who won 5-1. West Ham claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 15 goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting facts for Brentford and West Ham
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Brentford and West Ham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 5 Brentford home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Brentford matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Brentford matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Brentford have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Brentford have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 West Ham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 West Ham away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 West Ham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 West Ham 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 2.5
In-form players: Brentford vs West Ham
Yoane Wissa is showing good form for Brentford, scoring four goals in their last six matches. Danny Ings scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Brentford vs West Ham
Full-time result
Brentford claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing one. West Ham won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Brentford have not lost to West Ham in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Brentford scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. West Ham scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Brentford managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, West Ham kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Brentford have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with West Ham.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brentford, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for West Ham, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.1 times goals per game themselves. Brentford conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.
Suggested bet: Brentford vs West Ham
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Brentford and West Ham seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Premier League match.