Betting prediction and preview: West Ham United fancied to be better team when visiting West Bromwich Albion

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Wed 19.May
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

Here's everything you need to know, and then some, about the West Bromwich Albion - West Ham United game!

Insights:
  • West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (70) in Premier League
  • West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

For West Bromwich Albion relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. West Ham United are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

With 3 Premier League wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, West Bromwich Albion, who have the most conceded goals (70) in Premier League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The West Bromwich Albion fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at The Hawthorns: A 1-2 defeat against Liverpool (placed 5th). The attacker Matheus Pereira was "man of the match" for West Bromwich Albion with a rating of 7.8/10. Pereira served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times. The defeat against Liverpool was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored five minutes into stoppage time (by Alisson).

Heartbreak before that as WBA lost 1-3 at Arsenal's place.

There will be little rest for WBA after this match as they are travelling to Leeds United for a Premier League game in only four days.

West Bromwich Albion aren't scoring a lot here at The Hawthorns in the league, with only 14 goals from 18 games. WBA are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (36 from 18 played). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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West Ham United form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, West Ham United have produced an overall stat of 8-4-6 so far.

West Ham has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Brighton & Hove Albion for a Premier League game that ended a draw (1-1). Tomáš Souček got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, top player of the team. Souček hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 54 successful passes (of 59 total). As mentioned above, West Ham drew the match against Brighton & Hove Albion. Manager D. Moyes brought on Saïd Benrahma to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Everton.

After this away game West Ham return home for a Premier League game against Southampton. That game is only four sleeps after this.

West Ham United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 18 away games so far. As opposed to that, West Ham have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: West Ham United - WBA 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three WBA victories, four draws and three West Ham United wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WBAM. Costa Pereira
M. Costa Pereira
10 goals
West Ham UnitedM. Antonio
M. Antonio
9 goals
West Ham UnitedT. Souček
T. Souček
9 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

West Ham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
5 3 0 Won W 2 8 17
11 6 1 Drew D 3 4 8
20 9 5 Lost L 1 6 11
33 14 2 Scored S 6 27 56
70 36 19 Conceded C 5 24 46
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 94%
75% 67% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 72% 75%
53% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 67% 61%
31% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 28% 31%
19% 22% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 22% 17%
47% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 61% 58%
17% 28% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 28% 28%
44% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.3 1.3
4 2 2 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
8.8 8.7 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.7 12.6 11.6
2.8 2.8 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.9 3.8
33% 27% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 38% 41%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • West Bromwich Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (36) at home in Premier League
  • West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals (70) in Premier League
  • West Bromwich Albion have the most conceded goals in the first half (36) in Premier League
  • West Bromwich Albion have the the worst goal difference (-22) at home in Premier League
  • West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 36 26 5 5 76 29 18 12 2 4 38 17 18 14 3 1 38 12 47 83
2 Manchester United 36 20 10 6 70 42 18 9 3 6 37 27 18 11 7 0 33 15 28 70
3 Leicester City 36 20 6 10 65 44 18 9 1 8 32 26 18 11 5 2 33 18 21 66
4 Chelsea 36 18 10 8 55 33 18 8 6 4 29 17 18 10 4 4 26 16 22 64
5 Liverpool 36 18 9 9 63 42 18 9 3 6 27 20 18 9 6 3 36 22 21 63
6 Tottenham Hotspur 36 17 8 11 63 41 18 10 3 5 34 18 18 7 5 6 29 23 22 59
7 West Ham United 36 17 8 11 56 46 18 9 4 5 29 22 18 8 4 6 27 24 10 59
8 Everton 36 16 8 12 46 43 18 5 4 9 23 28 18 11 4 3 23 15 3 56
9 Arsenal 36 16 7 13 50 38 18 7 4 7 22 21 18 9 3 6 28 17 12 55
10 Leeds United 36 16 5 15 57 53 18 7 5 6 25 20 18 9 0 9 32 33 4 53
11 Aston Villa 36 14 7 15 51 44 18 6 4 8 27 26 18 8 3 7 24 18 7 49
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 12 9 15 35 49 18 7 4 7 20 23 18 5 5 8 15 26 -14 45
13 Crystal Palace 36 12 8 16 40 61 18 6 5 7 19 29 18 6 3 9 21 32 -21 44
14 Southampton 36 12 7 17 47 63 18 8 3 7 28 23 18 4 4 10 19 40 -16 43
15 Burnley 36 10 9 17 33 51 18 4 6 8 14 24 18 6 3 9 19 27 -18 39
16 Newcastle United 36 10 9 17 43 62 18 5 5 8 25 33 18 5 4 9 18 29 -19 39
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 8 14 14 37 42 18 3 9 6 19 20 18 5 5 8 18 22 -5 38
18 Fulham 36 5 12 19 26 50 18 2 4 12 9 26 18 3 8 7 17 24 -24 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 36 5 11 20 33 70 18 3 6 9 14 36 18 2 5 11 19 34 -37 26
20 Sheffield United 36 6 2 28 19 62 18 4 1 13 11 27 18 2 1 15 8 35 -43 20

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 36 26 5 5 76 29 18 12 2 4 38 17 18 14 3 1 38 12 47 83
2 Manchester United 36 20 10 6 70 42 18 9 3 6 37 27 18 11 7 0 33 15 28 70
3 Leicester City 36 20 6 10 65 44 18 9 1 8 32 26 18 11 5 2 33 18 21 66
4 Chelsea 36 18 10 8 55 33 18 8 6 4 29 17 18 10 4 4 26 16 22 64
5 Liverpool 36 18 9 9 63 42 18 9 3 6 27 20 18 9 6 3 36 22 21 63
6 Tottenham Hotspur 36 17 8 11 63 41 18 10 3 5 34 18 18 7 5 6 29 23 22 59
7 West Ham United 36 17 8 11 56 46 18 9 4 5 29 22 18 8 4 6 27 24 10 59
8 Everton 36 16 8 12 46 43 18 5 4 9 23 28 18 11 4 3 23 15 3 56
9 Arsenal 36 16 7 13 50 38 18 7 4 7 22 21 18 9 3 6 28 17 12 55
10 Leeds United 36 16 5 15 57 53 18 7 5 6 25 20 18 9 0 9 32 33 4 53
11 Aston Villa 36 14 7 15 51 44 18 6 4 8 27 26 18 8 3 7 24 18 7 49
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 12 9 15 35 49 18 7 4 7 20 23 18 5 5 8 15 26 -14 45
13 Crystal Palace 36 12 8 16 40 61 18 6 5 7 19 29 18 6 3 9 21 32 -21 44
14 Southampton 36 12 7 17 47 63 18 8 3 7 28 23 18 4 4 10 19 40 -16 43
15 Burnley 36 10 9 17 33 51 18 4 6 8 14 24 18 6 3 9 19 27 -18 39
16 Newcastle United 36 10 9 17 43 62 18 5 5 8 25 33 18 5 4 9 18 29 -19 39
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 8 14 14 37 42 18 3 9 6 19 20 18 5 5 8 18 22 -5 38
18 Fulham 36 5 12 19 26 50 18 2 4 12 9 26 18 3 8 7 17 24 -24 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 36 5 11 20 33 70 18 3 6 9 14 36 18 2 5 11 19 34 -37 26
20 Sheffield United 36 6 2 28 19 62 18 4 1 13 11 27 18 2 1 15 8 35 -43 20

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