Fulham vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th April 2023
Fulham welcome West Ham for a clash in the Premier League at Craven Cottage this coming Saturday.
Fulham approach the next Premier League round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 39 points this season so far. With 28 games behind them, West Ham amassed 27 points, placing them as number 15 before their next fixture.
Fulham are out to avenge a disappointing loss against West Ham in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride.
Fulham are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 12 goals. They managed three clean sheets in these matches.
West Ham managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.
The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?
Fulham vs West Ham Prediction
Fulham Form
Fulham have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-3 by Arsenal, before Manchester United ran out 3-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Bournemouth, who came out 2-1 winners. Fulham claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded seven goals.
West Ham Form
In the last three matches, West Ham beat AEK Larnaca 4-0, won 1-0 against Southampton, and lost 1-5 against Newcastle. West Ham are winless in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 13 goals while scoring four themselves.
Fulham and West Ham looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.
Fulham took 26 points from their last 14 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 21 times and conceding 14. West Ham scored nine goals and conceded 26 in their last 14 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. This lead to two wins and nine points. Fulham enjoy a record of 11 wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. West Ham are looking at seven wins, six draws and 15 defeats in the Premier League.
Fulham vs West Ham Stats
- In the last 12 Fulham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Fulham have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Fulham home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Fulham have lost the last 3 matches in a row
- In the last 3 Fulham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 West Ham away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- West Ham have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 West Ham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- West Ham have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- West Ham have not lost the last 3 matches in a row
Fulham vs West Ham Squads
Fulham Squad
The 45-year-old Fulham manager, Marco Silva, will select the lineup against West Ham from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Premier League this season):
Bernd Leno (0/26), Marek Rodak (0/2), Antonee Robinson (0/25), Cedric Soares (0/5), Issa Diop (1/19), Kenny Tete (0/22), Layvin Kurzawa (0/3), Shane Duffy (0/4), Tim Ream (1/28), Tosin Adarabioyo (1/15), Andreas Pereira (3/28), Daniel James (1/18), Harrison Reed (2/27), Harry Wilson (0/19), Joao Palhinha (3/25), Neeskens Kebano (0/12), Sasa Lukic (0/5), Tom Cairney (0/23), Tyrese Francois (0/1), Aleksandar Mitrovic (11/21), Bobby Reid (4/27), Manor Solomon (4/10), Vinicius (2/19), Willian (3/19).
West Ham Squad
Here is the full squad of the away team. The 59 year-old West Ham manager Moyes will select his starting XI from these players:
Alphonse Areola (0/5), Lukasz Fabianski (0/26), Aaron Cresswell (0/20), Angelo Ogbonna (0/10), Ben Johnson (0/13), Emerson (1/16), Kurt Zouma (2/19), Naif Aguerd (1/12), Thilo Kehrer (0/21), Vladimir Coufal (0/19), Declan Rice (2/28), Flynn Downes (0/14), Lucas Paqueta (2/20), Manuel Lanzini (0/7), Pablo Fornals (1/23), Tomas Soucek (1/28), Danny Ings (8/27), Gianluca Scamacca (3/16), Jarrod Bowen (4/28), Maxwel Cornet (0/7), Michail Antonio (3/25), Said Benrahma (4/26).
Fulham vs West Ham Team News
Fulham could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against West Ham. There is no need for Aleksandar Mitrovic to show up in the Fulham dressing room, as he is suspended.
Shane Duffy and Neeskens Kebano nurses various injuries and won't take part for Fulham against West Ham at Craven Cottage.
Worst-case scenario, West Ham have a total of six players out for their next match.
West Ham need to do without Alphonse Areola, Manuel Lanzini, Gianluca Scamacca, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet, who are not fit enough to travel to Craven Cottage.
Fulham vs West Ham Lineups
Fulham vs West Ham H2H
The Irons ran out 3-1 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again on Saturday. West Ham have a good reading on Fulham, as they won seven of the last ten encounters. The latter sprung a surprise, though, by winning 3-1 in the latest meeting. The bookies have West Ham to win this match at best price odds of 13/8.
Fulham vs West Ham Results
Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Fulham and West Ham. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 6/5 with the bookies this coming Saturday.
Fulham vs West Ham Betting Tips
It is a great season for Aleksandar Mitrovic, who currently has 11 league goals to his name during this season. Fulham will rely on his services to gun down West Ham.
Fulham claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. West Ham won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Craven Cottage since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Fulham. The same occurred in four of the last 10 league games away from home for West Ham.
In the last ten encounters between Fulham and West Ham over 2.5 goals came out seven times, as Fulham averaged 0.8 goals a game. West Ham scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored five times. Fulham witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.3 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of West Ham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.
