Premier League: West Ham vs Liverpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between West Ham and Liverpool who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Despite their unsatisfactory form, The Reds have a decent shot at three points in this round 35 match, when visiting The Irons. Though playing at the London Stadium this coming Saturday, bookmakers put a lot of faith in them gaining the away win.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Liverpool have claimed 74 points after 34 rounds, while West Ham have amassed 48 points and are now ranked as number 8 in the Premier League standings.

Form: West Ham vs Liverpool

West Ham Form

A draw is the best West Ham can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-2 defeat against Fulham. A1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen followed before they were defeated 5-2 by Crystal Palace. West Ham just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the London Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 14 goals.

Liverpool Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Liverpool. They first took out Atalanta by 0-1 before downing Fulham by 1-3. The winning streak came to an end against Everton, who ran out 2-0 winners. Liverpool won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for West Ham and Liverpool

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Ham and Liverpool. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: West Ham vs Liverpool

Mohamed Salah scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage 17 goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Liverpool take aim at West Ham. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.

Popular betting markets: West Ham vs Liverpool

Full-time result

West Ham claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in six of the games, whilst losing two. Liverpool won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. Liverpool conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Liverpool have beaten West Ham in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

West Ham scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Liverpool scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Liverpool will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with West Ham managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between West Ham and Liverpool.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of West Ham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Liverpool, who scored two times on average in these matches. Astonishingly, West Ham failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 matches. Liverpool conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.

Betting prediction: West Ham vs Liverpool

In conclusion, the upcoming game between West Ham and Liverpool 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.

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