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Premier League: West Ham vs Wolverhampton – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Premier League round 32 match between West Ham and Wolverhampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

West Ham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Wolverhampton swing by on Friday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The Hammers approach the next Premier League round as number 18 in the table, having claimed 29 points this season so far. With 31 games behind them, Wolverhampton amassed 17 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

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Form: West Ham vs Wolverhampton

West Ham Form

West Ham have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Manchester City, they recorded a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Aston Villa, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 2-2 match with Leeds. 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 four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Wolverhampton Form

In has been a bit of everything for Wolverhampton in their previous three matches, as they first beat Liverpool by 2-1. This was followed by a disappointing 1-3 defeat against Liverpool, before an encounter with Brentford produced a 2-2 draw. Wolverhampton came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew four and lost two in which, they were outscored by seven goals to four.

Betting stats for West Ham and Wolverhampton

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

  • In 6 of the last 7 West Ham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 West Ham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 West Ham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 West Ham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 West Ham home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 21 of the last 23 Wolverhampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 20 of the last 22 Wolverhampton away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 7 Wolverhampton away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Wolverhampton away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In the last 3 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5

In-form players: West Ham vs Wolverhampton

Look no further than Tomas Soucek, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for West Ham in the Premier League, while Rodrigo Gomes managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Wolverhampton in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

West Ham won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at London Stadium. They drew six and lost two as well, while Wolverhampton won one of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost five. West Ham have beaten Wolverhampton in 5 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

West Ham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Wolverhampton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Wolverhampton will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Friday with West Ham managing a measly four clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. West Ham have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Wolverhampton.

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 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Wolverhampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.