Premier League: West Ham vs Sunderland – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 23 match between West Ham and Sunderland and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Sunderland travel to London Stadium to face struggling West Ham in a round 23 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

West Ham are placed 18th with 17 points after 22 matches. Sunderland occupy a position as eightth in the league on 33 points.

Form: West Ham vs Sunderland

West Ham Form

West Ham have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 1-2 against Nottingham Forest, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Queens Park Rangers. Their latest match brought a 1-2 win in their encounter with Tottenham. 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 one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 3-0 against Brentford. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Everton, before winning 2-1 against Crystal Palace. Sunderland didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded nine and scored two goals themselves.

Betting stats for West Ham and Sunderland

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between West Ham and Sunderland. 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 Sunderland

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Callum Wilson will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sunderland hope Brian Brobbey can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

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Full-time result

West Ham won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at London Stadium. They drew one and lost six as well, while Sunderland won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four. West Ham have beaten Sunderland in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

West Ham scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Sunderland only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Sunderland managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, West Ham were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. West Ham have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Sunderland.

Total goals

West Ham saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Sunderland, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Astonishingly, West Ham conceded a goal in their last 19 matches.