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West Ham vs Liverpool: Prediction and Betting Tips with Odds of 4.40
For the first time in a long time, West Ham have gone on a four-match unbeaten streak. Liverpool have won two games in a row and continue to pull away from their pursuers in the standings. How will the face-to-face confrontation between the rivals on December 29 go? We recommend that you read our forecast and choose reliable bets. Also, the site star experts Roman Pavlyuchenko and Dmitry Gradilenko share their opinions on the game
Command Analysis
West Ham United
EnglandCurrent form
West Ham have increasingly pleased their fans, who have begun to hope that they will still be able to fight for a place in the European Cup zone. For the first time this season, the Hammers have had an unbeaten run of four matches in the Premier League (two wins and two draws). In the tournament table, the Londoners are in 13th place with 23 points and are six points behind Bournemouth, who are in sixth European Cup position.
West Ham played their last match away from home against outsiders Southampton. They managed to win by a minimal score of 1:0, not without a bit of luck. They scored after a corner, and the Saints had several great chances at the end, but were unable to equalise. The victory came at a high price: Soucek and Rodriguez received unnecessary yellow cards, and Fabianski and Kilman left the field due to injuries in the first half.
https://www.whufc.com target=_blank rel=noopener>West Ham have a home game against the leader ahead. This season, it cannot be said that the home field factor has helped the team much: the Hammers have already suffered four defeats in front of local fans in nine matches played.
Disqualifications and injuries
Rodriguez and Soucek will serve suspensions, while Antonio, Fabianski and Kilman will miss the meeting due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- West Ham last four matches have seen the first half score 0-0
- Eight of the Hammers' previous 10 Premier League games have seen no more than three goals scored
- Both teams have scored goals in five of the Londoners' last six Premier League matches
Probable line-up: Areola - Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos, Emerson - Soler, Alvarez - Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus - Fullkrug.
Liverpool
EnglandCurrent form
In the first half of December, Liverpool suffered two consecutive setbacks, drawing with Newcastle (3:3) and Fulham (2:2). However, these failures did not knock Arne Slot team off track. Then the Merseysiders had fun in attack with Tottenham (6:3) and, with class, beat Leicester 3:1, despite conceding first. As a result, taking into account the failures of their competitors, Liverpool confidently leads the standings with a gap of six points over Arsenal and seven over Chelsea. And this despite the fact that they still have a game in hand.
Throughout the season, the Liverpool team has shown great attacking ability, having already scored 40 goals in 17 games, which is the best result in the Premier League. Undoubtedly, Mohamed Salah stands out, who did not remain without his goal in the match with Leicester. The Egyptian has already scored 16 goals and made 11 accurate passes. At the same time, Gakpo, Diaz, Jota, Nunez are always ready to help him.
It should be noted that Liverpool have not suffered a single away defeat since the start of the Premier League season. The Merseysiders have 20 points in away matches, only Chelsea can boast the same result.
Disqualifications and injuries
Szoboszlai will miss the match due to suspension. Konate and Bradley are injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- Liverpool have failed to win in the first half in three of their last five matches
- At least four goals have been scored in five of the Merseysiders' last six Premier League games
- Both teams have scored in eight of Liverpool last ten Premier League games
Probable line-up: Alisson - Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson - Gravenberg, McAllister - Salah, Elliott, Diaz - Jota.
Trends
Bet Liverpool to win on fouls
Liverpool have committed more fouls than their opponents in their last five matches
2.12Liverpool to score in the second half
Liverpool have scored in the second 45 minutes in four of their last five matches
1.32Bet Exact score 1:3
Liverpool have won two of their last seven head-to-head matches with this score
10.00Bet : West Ham to win on corners with handicap (+3.5)
In six of the last eight head-to-head meetings at West Ham in the Premier League, this bet has paid off
1.68Bet Goals in both halves – yes
In the last five head-to-head matches, goals were scored in each half
1.40Tip and bets
West Ham are on a four-game unbeaten streak, but they are unlikely to build on that streak today. The Hammers were not very convincing in their play, even against the outsiders, and were simply lucky in some areas. Plus, after the game with Southampton, Soucek, Rodriguez and Fabianski dropped out of the Londoners, which is a pretty serious loss. Liverpool are not in any slump, they have no problems with their squad, and they have plenty of room for rotation, which is important right now. It is obvious that the visitors have an excellent attack led by Salah. We expect the bookmakers' favorite to confidently earn another three points.
Our prediction is a Liverpool win with an Asian handicap (-1.5) at odds of 2.03
Bet on total
Liverpool have not conceded a goal in their last four Premier League games, but their attack has been excellent. It is quite possible that the Merseysiders will not keep a clean sheet today, but they will score a lot of goals, as they did in the matches with Tottenham and Leicester.
The second bet is total over three goals with odds of 1.60
Bet on the exact difference in the score
Given their significant advantage in attack, we expect Liverpool to secure a comfortable victory by two goals, which will allow them to avoid a tense ending.
Prediction: Liverpool win by two goals with odds of 4.40
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