Soccer betting preview: West Ham United welcomes Watford in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Fri 17.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: London Stadium (66000 seats)

West Ham United are welcoming Watford for another important game after their 4-0 result against 20th-placed Norwich City.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Ham are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Watford are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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West Ham United form and stats

West Ham United have played 17 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-9 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for Ham against Norwich City the last match, as Michail Antonio (4) were on target. Preceding that match was the home game against Burnley that was lost 0-1.

As indicated by the result mentioned above, Ham played a great game against Norwich City and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. What a game it was for Michail Antonio when beating Norwich City, applying the finishing touch to four goals!

This is expected to be a close game, with Ham 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 nine games. West Ham United has won five of these, drawn two and lost two.

The West Ham United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 17 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ham defense is not exactly impregnable. 31 goals conceded from 17 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Watford form and stats

There's been little loot from Watford's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 17 away games in the Premier League. Watford only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 4 draws. A depressing four defeats in a row for Watford in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Brighton & Hove Albion.

Watford go into this game after a win, the home game against Newcastle United that ended 2-1. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Norwich City.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Watford playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were five Watford wins, three draws and two defeats.

After this away game Watford return home for a Premier League game against Manchester City. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Watford have conceded 31 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Watford - West Ham United 1-3, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): West Ham United four wins, two draws and Watford four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

West Ham UnitedM. Antonio
M. Antonio
8 goals
WatfordT. Deeney
T. Deeney
8 goals
West Ham UnitedS. Haller
S. Haller
7 goals

West Ham United missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Ham United Watford
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 17 35
9 5 2 Won W 2 2 8
7 3 1 Drew D 1 4 10
19 9 1 Lost L 2 11 17
44 26 10 Scored S 7 11 33
59 31 5 Conceded C 4 31 54
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
83% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 82% 80%
51% 59% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 35% 51%
40% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 14%
20% 29% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
49% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 35% 43%
20% 18% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 12% 26%
34% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 53% 43%
 
5.1 5.1 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.4 4.5
5.9 4.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.6 5.1
1.7 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
385 208 53 Total Shots T S 52 148 392
147 83 23 Shots on Target S O 16 49 112
30% 31% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 22% 29%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Watford have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Watford haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • West Ham United has the most dropped points from leading position (24)
  • West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Ham United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Watford have scored away.
  • West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Liverpool 35 30 3 2 76 27 18 17 1 0 47 13 17 13 2 2 29 14 49 93
2 Manchester City 35 23 3 9 91 34 17 13 2 2 50 12 18 10 1 7 41 22 57 72
3 Chelsea 35 18 6 11 63 49 17 9 3 5 27 16 18 9 3 6 36 33 14 60
4 Leicester City 34 17 8 9 64 32 17 10 4 3 33 15 17 7 4 6 31 17 32 59
5 Manchester United 34 16 10 8 59 33 17 10 5 2 37 14 17 6 5 6 22 19 26 58
6 Sheffield United 35 14 12 9 38 33 18 10 3 5 24 14 17 4 9 4 14 19 5 54
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 13 13 8 45 37 17 6 7 4 22 19 17 7 6 4 23 18 8 52
8 Arsenal 34 12 14 8 50 42 17 8 6 3 31 21 17 4 8 5 19 21 8 50
9 Burnley 35 14 8 13 39 47 17 8 3 6 22 20 18 6 5 7 17 27 -8 50
10 Tottenham Hotspur 34 13 10 11 52 44 17 10 3 4 31 16 17 3 7 7 21 28 8 49
11 Everton 34 12 9 13 41 49 17 8 6 3 22 17 17 4 3 10 19 32 -8 45
12 Southampton 34 13 5 16 43 56 17 5 2 10 17 33 17 8 3 6 26 23 -13 44
13 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 36 52 17 6 8 3 18 15 18 5 2 11 18 37 -16 43
14 Crystal Palace 34 11 9 14 30 43 17 6 4 7 14 17 17 5 5 7 16 26 -13 42
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 8 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 20 27 17 3 6 8 16 25 -16 36
16 West Ham United 35 9 7 19 44 59 17 5 3 9 26 31 18 4 4 10 18 28 -15 34
17 Watford 35 8 10 17 33 54 18 6 6 6 22 23 17 2 4 11 11 31 -21 34
18 AFC Bournemouth 34 7 7 20 32 59 17 4 6 7 18 27 17 3 1 13 14 32 -27 28
19 Aston Villa 34 7 6 21 36 65 17 5 3 9 19 30 17 2 3 12 17 35 -29 27
20 Norwich City 35 5 6 24 26 67 18 4 3 11 19 35 17 1 3 13 7 32 -41 21

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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 Liverpool 35 30 3 2 76 27 18 17 1 0 47 13 17 13 2 2 29 14 49 93
2 Manchester City 35 23 3 9 91 34 17 13 2 2 50 12 18 10 1 7 41 22 57 72
3 Chelsea 35 18 6 11 63 49 17 9 3 5 27 16 18 9 3 6 36 33 14 60
4 Leicester City 34 17 8 9 64 32 17 10 4 3 33 15 17 7 4 6 31 17 32 59
5 Manchester United 34 16 10 8 59 33 17 10 5 2 37 14 17 6 5 6 22 19 26 58
6 Sheffield United 35 14 12 9 38 33 18 10 3 5 24 14 17 4 9 4 14 19 5 54
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 13 13 8 45 37 17 6 7 4 22 19 17 7 6 4 23 18 8 52
8 Arsenal 34 12 14 8 50 42 17 8 6 3 31 21 17 4 8 5 19 21 8 50
9 Burnley 35 14 8 13 39 47 17 8 3 6 22 20 18 6 5 7 17 27 -8 50
10 Tottenham Hotspur 34 13 10 11 52 44 17 10 3 4 31 16 17 3 7 7 21 28 8 49
11 Everton 34 12 9 13 41 49 17 8 6 3 22 17 17 4 3 10 19 32 -8 45
12 Southampton 34 13 5 16 43 56 17 5 2 10 17 33 17 8 3 6 26 23 -13 44
13 Newcastle United 35 11 10 14 36 52 17 6 8 3 18 15 18 5 2 11 18 37 -16 43
14 Crystal Palace 34 11 9 14 30 43 17 6 4 7 14 17 17 5 5 7 16 26 -13 42
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 8 12 15 36 52 18 5 6 7 20 27 17 3 6 8 16 25 -16 36
16 West Ham United 35 9 7 19 44 59 17 5 3 9 26 31 18 4 4 10 18 28 -15 34
17 Watford 35 8 10 17 33 54 18 6 6 6 22 23 17 2 4 11 11 31 -21 34
18 AFC Bournemouth 34 7 7 20 32 59 17 4 6 7 18 27 17 3 1 13 14 32 -27 28
19 Aston Villa 34 7 6 21 36 65 17 5 3 9 19 30 17 2 3 12 17 35 -29 27
20 Norwich City 35 5 6 24 26 67 18 4 3 11 19 35 17 1 3 13 7 32 -41 21

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