Premier League: West Ham vs Liverpool – Betting preview

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

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

Liverpool have taken the lead in the Premier League after collecting 42 points from their initial 17 encounters. The Hammers trail them by 23 points after 18 rounds, leaving them as number 13 in the table.

Team form: West Ham vs Liverpool

West Ham Form

West Ham went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 1-1 with Bournemouth. Another draw followed, this time 1-1 against Brighton, before they beat Southampton by 0-1. West Ham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Southampton, who were defeated by 1-2. Then, Tottenham got outclassed in a 3-6 win, before beating Leicester by 3-1. Liverpool claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 17 goals, whilst conceding 11.

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

He banged in 16 goals so far this season, and Mohamed Salah also hammered in eight goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face West Ham.

Popular markets: West Ham vs Liverpool

Full-time result

West Ham claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Liverpool won eight, drew two and lost zero of their last 10 games away. Liverpool struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 13 matches in a row. Liverpool are on a great streak of 10 away matches without losing. Liverpool have not lost to West Ham in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

West Ham scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Liverpool scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Liverpool played. West Ham managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 5 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 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Liverpool, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.6 times goals per game themselves. Liverpool scored at least one goal in their last 13 matches.