West Ham take on visitors Newcastle United at London Stadium in a Premier League tie this coming Wednesday.
West Ham are placed 14 with 27 points after 27 matches. Newcastle United occupy a position as three in the league on 50 points.
The match this coming Wednesday has all the makings of a tight battle as West Ham and Newcastle United look to bag a crucial win in the process.
West Ham go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Newcastle United average 0.9 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of nine goals. They conceded an average of 0.8 per game, for a total of eight goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring four times.
It finished all square on when West Ham last faced Newcastle United. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4.
West Ham vs Newcastle United Prediction
West Ham Form
West Ham conquered seven points from their last three matches and started off drawing 1-1 with Aston Villa. Next up was a 4-0 win against AEK Larnaca, before Southampton were defeated in 1-0 win. In their last six Premier League home matches, West Ham have three wins, while they've drawn two and lost one. They scored nine and conceded four goals.
West Ham have their target set on sneaking inside the top six of the Premier League this season, and they have the qualities to at least a finish inside the top third.
Newcastle United Form
Newcastle United are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Wolverhampton got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Nottingham Forest got hammered in a 1-2 victory. Manchester United was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Newcastle United. Newcastle United, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn three and lost one in their last six away in the Premier League.
West Ham and Newcastle United are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu on Wednesday.
West Ham claimed seven wins, six draws as well as 14 defeats in the Premier League this season. Newcastle United are looking at 13 wins, 11 draws and three defeats in the Premier League.
West Ham vs Newcastle United Stats
- West Ham have scored in 14 of the last 16 home matches
- West Ham have not lost the last 5 home matches in a row
- West Ham have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
- In 5 of the last 7 West Ham home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- West Ham have not lost the last 3 matches in a row
- In the last 18 Newcastle matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Newcastle away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Newcastle have conceded in the last 8 matches in a row
- In 5 of the last 6 Newcastle away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Newcastle matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
West Ham vs Newcastle United Squads
West Ham Squad
The 59-year-old Moyes will select the starting eleven against Newcastle United from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:
Alphonse Areola (0/5), Lukasz Fabianski (0/25), Aaron Cresswell (0/20), Angelo Ogbonna (0/10), Ben Johnson (0/13), Emerson (1/15), Kurt Zouma (1/18), Naif Aguerd (1/11), Thilo Kehrer (0/20), Vladimir Coufal (0/18), Declan Rice (2/27), Flynn Downes (0/13), Lucas Paqueta (2/19), Manuel Lanzini (0/7), Pablo Fornals (1/23), Tomas Soucek (1/27), Danny Ings (8/26), Gianluca Scamacca (3/16), Jarrod Bowen (4/27), Maxwel Cornet (0/6), Michail Antonio (3/24), Said Benrahma (4/25).
Newcastle United Squad
Below is the full team squad of Newcastle United. The manager Howe will pick his starting XI against West Ham from these players:
Loris Karius (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/1), Nick Pope (0/27), Daniel Burn (0/27), Emil Krafth (0/0), Fabian Schaer (1/25), Harrison Ashby (0/0), Jamaal Lascelles (0/5), Jamal Lewis (0/1), Javier Manquillo (0/1), Kieran Trippier (1/27), Matt Targett (0/11), Paul Dummett (0/0), Sven Botman (0/25), Bruno Guimaraes (3/21), Elliot Anderson (0/13), Jacob Murphy (1/27), Joseph Willock (3/26), Matt Ritchie (0/5), Matthew Longstaff (0/0), Miguel Almiron (11/25), Ryan Fraser (0/8), Sean Longstaff (1/27), Alexander Isak (6/11), Allan Saint-Maximin (1/19), Anthony Gordon (3/21), Callum Wilson (8/20), Joelinton (2/23).
West Ham vs Newcastle United Team News
West Ham could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Newcastle United on Wednesday.
Alphonse Areola, Manuel Lanzini, Gianluca Scamacca, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet nurses various injuries and won't take part for West Ham against Newcastle United at London Stadium.
Newcastle United face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Wednesday against West Ham.
Newcastle United need to do without Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Targett and Emil Krafth, who are not fit enough to travel to London Stadium.
West Ham vs Newcastle United Lineups
West Ham vs Newcastle United H2H
West Ham and Newcastle United had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4. Neither side have been the dominant force in recent meetings between West Ham and Newcastle United, as Newcastle United won four of the last ten Matches, while West Ham won three matches of these ten encounters. The bookies have Newcastle United to win this match at best price odds of 23/20.
West Ham vs Newcastle United Results
In the last ten matches between West Ham and Newcastle United over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 1/1 with bookies.
West Ham vs Newcastle United Betting Tips
Look no further than Danny Ings, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for West Ham in the Premier League, while Alexander Isak managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Newcastle United in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
West Ham claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Newcastle United won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. One should probably look at the home side to get the first goal in, as Newcastle United only scored the opener in three of their 10 previous away games. West Ham scored the first goal in five of their last 10 outings at home.
Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between West Ham and Newcastle United, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. West Ham scored 1.9 goals on average, while Newcastle United pulled 1.7 goals on average. West Ham saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Newcastle United, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.
