West Ham vs Wolves Prediction & Tips
West Ham United’s ambitions of getting into the Champions League have taken a hit after a run of just one win in their last five Premier League (PL) games (D2, L2). Many of their rivals also have games to play, including Wolverhampton Wanderers, who could overtake the “Hammers” if they are allowed to secure their third win in their last four visits to London Stadium.
To beat Wolves, West Ham may need their offense to hit the high note — they have conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game in their last eight PL home games and each of those games ended with a different result. to the previous one (G4, E2, P2). Coach David Moyes hopes the run can continue with a win here after drawing a draw the previous day, and having made it three clean sheets in the last five home games against Wolves should instill some confidence that can achieve this goal.
A late-game collapse in the midweek clash with Arsenal meant that Wolves, another Champions League contenders, missed the chance to overtake the ‘Gunners’ in fifth place, ending the game! to what was an impressive run of 45 undefeated PL matches after opening the scoring! Even despite that loss, Bruno Lage’s side still boast a dominant record in the PL this season after scoring first (W12, E1, L1).
Wolves will know they need to bounce back immediately in this crucial game to stay in the top four and they can take comfort in the fact that they are unbeaten in their last four PL games played on a Sunday (W3, D1) – they have kept clean sheets on three occasions in that period. Inspiring even more confidence is the fact that Wolves have not beaten any team in the PL more often than West Ham (W6, D1, L4), although the only previous Sunday clash between these two sides was a 4-0 loss last season!
Players to watch: West Ham’s Michail Antonio needs just one more goal to reach 10 goals in the 2021/22 season, but has not faced any team more often than Wolves without scoring in the league (ten matches ). For Wolves, Hwang Hee-Chan marked his recent return from injury with a goal last time out, scoring the first goal of the game in his last three games in which he found the net.
Featured fact: Going into this matchday, only two PL teams collected fewer than 32 yellow cards than West Ham (1.23 on average).
West Ham – Wolves FREE TIPS
West Ham – Win @ 2.25
