West Ham - Chelsea Football prediction

West Ham and Chelsea meet at Olympic Stadium in a 6th round match of the Barclays Premier League. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 games. In fact, the last time they played at this stadium was on 09-12-2017, in a game for the Barclays Premier League that ended with the victory of West Ham by (1-0). The only goal of the match was scored by M. Arnautović (6 '). In this match, the home factor may play a significant role, as West Ham has significant differences in the results achieved at home and away.

Analysis of West Ham

After 1 win and 4 losses, the home team is in 16th place, having won 3 points. In the last match, he beat Everton away by (1-3), having lost at home in a game against Wolverhampton by (0-1). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 24 goals scored and 30 conceded, against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats at home with 18 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 home games West Ham has won 4, 2 draws and 4 losses. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded at least one goal in each of the last 5 games in this competition.

West Ham enter this motivated game after a 1-3 away win at the Everton pitch: Yarmolenko and Arnautovic scored the winning goal. The home team should play on a tactical system in 4-3-3, with the goal of taking advantage of their counterattacks. In any case, West Ham is expected to take a more defensive stance in order not to concede spaces to their opponents. The West Ham coach will not be able to count on Wilshere, Reid, Lanzini and Andy Carroll for being injured.

Chelsea Analysis

After 5 wins, the visiting team is in 1st place, having won 15 points. In the last match, they won at Cardiff City at home (4-1), having won 2-1 at home against Bournemouth in their last match. This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives in this match after a win away with PAOK by (0-1). In the last 10 matches played out in all competitions, Chelsea won 8 and lost 2.

For this competition, it registers a sequence of 5 victories in the last games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 games for this competition. In 15 games, only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Chelsea enter this round after a 0-1 away win on their visit to the PAOK Champions League field: Willian, 7 minutes, scored the only goal of the game. The visiting team usually plays in a tactical system in 4-3-3 favoring quick transitions, especially through the sidelines, with the three most advanced men being Willian, Pedro and Morata. The Chelsea coach will not be able to count on Marco van Ginkel for being injured.

Betting Tip: 

The most likely scenario for this clash will be Chelsea to win. If on the other hand West Ham missed all home games played this season, Chelsea have always been victorious when they have played away from home. That is, it is expected that the Hazard club and company will continue in good phase, winning the three points in this round.