Premier League: West Ham vs Southampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 33 match between West Ham and Southampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both The Irons and Southampton need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Premier League table. The match takes place at London Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

The Irons approach the next Premier League round as number 17 in the table, having claimed 35 points this season so far. With 32 games behind them, Southampton amassed ten points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

Form: West Ham vs Southampton

West Ham Form

Only a single draw prevents West Ham from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Wolverhampton, before drawing 2-2 with Bournemouth. They came up empty-handed once again when Liverpool ran out as 2-1 winners. West Ham managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

Southampton Form

A draw is all that prevents Southampton from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Crystal Palace as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Tottenham by a 3-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Aston Villa won the game and the exact score was 0-3. Southampton only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 17 goals to seven.

Betting stats for West Ham and Southampton

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that West Ham and Southampton played across all tournaments.

Players on top: West Ham vs Southampton

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for West Ham, Tomas Soucek has been good for them over the course of the season with seven goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Southampton, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

Popular markets: West Ham vs Southampton

Full-time result

West Ham claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Southampton won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Southampton failed to keep a clean sheet in their 15 last matches.

Both teams to score

West Ham scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Southampton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While West Ham managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Southampton kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. West Ham have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Southampton.

Total goals

West Ham saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Southampton. They performed an average of 0.7 goals in these.