Huddersfield - West Ham Football prediction

Huddersfield Town and West Ham meet at The John Smith's Stadium in a 12th round match of the Barclays Premier League. These teams have met only twice recently: on 13-01-2018, ending with West Ham's (1-4) win, and on 11-09-2017, ending with West Ham's (2-0) win ). In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Analysis of Huddersfield Town
The home team is currently in 18th place with 6 points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Watford by (3-0). In the last match, won at home to Fulham by (1-0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses in his stadium. In the last 6 league home games, Huddersfield Town have won 1, 1 draw and 4 defeats, having won 4 points out of 18. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 8 of their last 10 games in this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In his home games there is a tendency to few goals, since 15 of his last 22 games finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 11 games in the competition, never managed to turn the score in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 7 home games in all competitions: he suffered 4 of his 7 goals between minutes (31'-45 ').

Huddersfield Town enter this motivated round after a 1-0 home win at Fulham: Fosu-Mensah, in the 29th minute, had the misfortune to score a goal against. The home team tends to play 5-3-2, favoring offensive transitions and channeling their attack through the sides. The two advanced players will be Pritchard and Mounié, and the benchmark responsible for driving the attacks of his team is Dutch Mooy. It is possible that Hogg, Mooy and Billing play in the most central area of ​​the field. One of the best qualities of the home team is the protection of a result, when it is at an advantage. Coach David Wagner should have all the players at his disposal for this duel.

Analysis of West Ham
After 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is in 13th place, having won 11 points. In the last match, he beat Burnley at home (4-2), having drawn 1-1 in a game against Leicester City (1-1). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 23 goals scored and 24 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, with a total of 26 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the championship, West Ham won 4 points in 15 chances, after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 away games. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 11 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never managed to turn the board.

West Ham enter this motivated round after a 4-2 win at home to Burnley: Felipe Anderson, Javier Hernández and Arnautovic scored the winning goals. The away team will play a 4-3-3 tactic against the counterattacks. In any case, West Ham is expected to take a more defensive stance in order not to concede spaces to their opponents. The three most advanced men will be Felipe Anderson, Diangana and Arnautovic. West Ham coach Andy Carroll, Yarmolenko, Lanzini and Reid could not be counted on to be injured.