West Ham United vs Southampton match preview: Even contest expected at London Stadium

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Competition: England Premier League
Date: Sat 04.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: London Stadium (60000 seats)

With their 8 point advantage in the league table, West Ham United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Southampton.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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West Ham United form and stats

8 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what West Ham United have to build on here at London Stadium.

West Ham United are returning here after visiting Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Leicester City.

This is expected to be a close game, with West Ham United perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with West Ham United as a small favourite), we find seven games. West Ham United has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.

A decent goal production from West Ham United in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 18 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.

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Southampton form and stats

Southampton have only collected 16 points from their away games after 4-4-10 (18 played).

Southampton's last game was the home draw against AFC Bournemouth (3-3). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Watford.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Southampton in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Southampton, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

Southampton find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 18 goals from 18 away fixtures. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Southampton have conceded 32 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Southampton - West Ham United 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. West Ham United-Southampton H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: West Ham United 5 wins, Southampton 4 wins, 1 draw.

Top Goalscorers

Felipe Anderson
9 goals / 4 assists
M. Arnautović
7 goals / 4 assists
J. Hernández
7 goals / 1 assists

West Ham United missing players

Southampton missing players

West Ham United Southampton
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played 6 18 36
13 8 4 Won 2 4 9
7 4 1 Drew 1 4 11
16 6 1 Lost 3 10 16
45 29 17 Scored 7 18 44
54 27 11 Conceded 9 32 61
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 100% 89% 89%
81% 78% 100% Over 1.5 100% 78% 83%
47% 56% 100% Over 2.5 50% 50% 61%
33% 50% 83% Over 3.5 17% 33% 36%
8% 17% 33% Over 4.5 0% 17% 14%
47% 56% 100% BTTS 67% 56% 67%
17% 17% 0% Clean Sheets 17% 22% 19%
39% 33% 0% Failed To Score 17% 33% 25%
 
5.1 5.9 7.3 Corners For (avg) 5.5 4.7 5.1
5.3 5.1 4.2 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5.9 5.8
1.6 1.5 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.3 1.8 2.1
1 0 0 Red Cards 1 1 3
Key stats this season:
  • West Ham United is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

West Ham United
All Premier League Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
02-03-19 PL West Ham United 2 - 0 Newcastle United
09-03-19 PL Cardiff City 2 - 0 West Ham United
16-03-19 PL West Ham United 4 - 3 Huddersfield Town
30-03-19 PL West Ham United 0 - 2 Everton
08-04-19 PL Chelsea 2 - 0 West Ham United
13-04-19 PL Manchester United 2 - 1 West Ham United
20-04-19 PL West Ham United 2 - 2 Leicester City
27-04-19 PL Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 1 West Ham United
04-05-19 PL West Ham United 14:00 Southampton
12-05-19 PL Watford 14:00 West Ham United
Southampton
All Premier League Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
02-03-19 PL Manchester United 3 - 2 Southampton
09-03-19 PL Southampton 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur
30-03-19 PL Brighton & Hove Albion 0 - 1 Southampton
05-04-19 PL Southampton 1 - 3 Liverpool
13-04-19 PL Southampton 3 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
20-04-19 PL Newcastle United 3 - 1 Southampton
23-04-19 PL Watford 1 - 1 Southampton
27-04-19 PL Southampton 3 - 3 AFC Bournemouth
04-05-19 PL West Ham United 14:00 Southampton
12-05-19 PL Southampton 14:00 Huddersfield Town

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Liverpool 36 28 7 1 84 20 18 16 2 0 53 10 18 12 5 1 31 10 64 91
2 Manchester City 35 29 2 4 89 22 18 17 0 1 56 12 17 12 2 3 33 10 67 89
3 Tottenham Hotspur 36 23 1 12 65 36 18 12 1 5 32 14 18 11 0 7 33 22 29 70
4 Chelsea 35 20 7 8 59 38 18 11 6 1 36 12 17 9 1 7 23 26 21 67
5 Arsenal 35 20 6 9 69 46 18 14 2 2 41 15 17 6 4 7 28 31 23 66
6 Manchester United 35 19 7 9 63 50 17 10 5 2 32 22 18 9 2 7 31 28 13 64
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 15 9 12 46 44 18 9 4 5 27 21 18 6 5 7 19 23 2 54
8 Everton 36 14 8 14 50 44 18 9 4 5 28 21 18 5 4 9 22 23 6 50
9 Watford 36 14 8 14 51 52 18 8 3 7 25 24 18 6 5 7 26 28 -1 50
10 Leicester City 35 14 6 15 48 47 17 7 2 8 21 20 18 7 4 7 27 27 1 48
11 West Ham United 36 13 7 16 45 54 18 8 4 6 29 27 18 5 3 10 16 27 -9 46
12 Crystal Palace 36 12 7 17 43 48 18 4 5 9 14 20 18 8 2 8 29 28 -5 43
13 Newcastle United 36 11 9 16 36 45 18 8 1 9 22 22 18 3 8 7 14 23 -9 42
14 AFC Bournemouth 36 12 6 18 52 65 18 7 5 6 29 25 18 5 1 12 23 40 -13 42
15 Burnley 35 11 7 17 44 62 17 7 2 8 23 28 18 4 5 9 21 34 -18 40
16 Southampton 36 9 11 16 44 61 18 5 7 6 26 29 18 4 4 10 18 32 -17 38
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 9 8 19 33 55 18 6 5 7 18 24 18 3 3 12 15 31 -22 35
18 Cardiff City 36 9 4 23 30 66 18 6 2 10 19 35 18 3 2 13 11 31 -36 31
19 Fulham 36 7 5 24 34 76 18 6 3 9 22 32 18 1 2 15 12 44 -42 26
20 Huddersfield Town 36 3 5 28 20 74 18 2 2 14 9 30 18 1 3 14 11 44 -54 14

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