West Ham vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st September 2024

Chelsea go up against West Ham on Saturday for a Premier League meeting at London Stadium.

Looking at the Premier League standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and seven places.

West Ham find themselves as number 14 in the league table with four points from their initial four matches this campaign. As number 7, three points above them, Chelsea have played four rounds this season.

The match on Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as West Ham and Chelsea look to bag a crucial win in the process.

The Hammers go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 24. That amounts to an average of 2.4 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

The Blues show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.4 times on average per game. They scored 24 goals and conceded 11, an average of 1.1 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in three of these.

West Ham took a hit when Chelsea handed them a 5-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-1 win.

West Ham vs Chelsea Prediction

West Ham Form

In the last three outings, West Ham beat Bournemouth by 1-0, lost 1-3 against Manchester City, before drawing 1-1 with Fulham. West Ham only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at London Stadium in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.

While a title race is perhaps a too optimistic a longthrow, a podium finish does not look beyong Chelsea, should they manage to catch a strong momentum.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 2-1 against Servette FC, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Their latest match brought a 0-1 win in their encounter with Bournemouth. Chelsea won four times in their last six away games in the Premier League, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded 12 goals while scoring 14 themselves.

Chelsea go into a new season as candidates for the podium, but will count themselves lucky to achieve more than a third place.

Form favours Chelsea for the win a little more than prices with the bookmakers suggests. Even playing on home soil, the bookmakers have placed a little too much faith in West Ham, and we aim for the away win.

West Ham vs Chelsea Squads

West Ham Squad

Julen Lopetegui will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Chelsea from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Alphonse Areola (0/4), Lukasz Fabianski (0/1), Wesley Foderingham (0/0), Aaron Cresswell (0/1), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/3), Emerson (0/4), Jean-Clair Todibo (0/2), Kaelan Casey (0/0), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/4), Max Kilman (0/4), Vladimir Coufal (0/4), Andy Irving (0/0), Carlos Soler (0/1), Crysencio Summerville (0/3), Edson Alvarez (0/3), Guido Rodriguez (0/4), Lucas Paqueta (1/4), Luis Guilherme (0/0), Mohammed Kudus (0/4), Oliver Scarles (0/0), Tomas Soucek (1/4), Danny Ings (1/2), Jarrod Bowen (1/4), Lewis Orford (0/0), Michail Antonio (0/4), Niclas Fuellkrug (0/3).

Chelsea Squad

Below is the full team squad of Chelsea. The manager Maresca will pick his starting XI against West Ham from these players:

Filip Joergensen (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/4), Axel Disasi (0/1), Ben Chilwell (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/0), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/0), Levi Colwill (0/4), Malo Gusto (0/3), Marc Cucurella (0/4), Reece James (0/0), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/1), Wesley Fofana (0/4), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Cesare Casadei (0/0), Cole Palmer (1/4), Enzo Fernandez (0/3), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/2), Moises Caicedo (0/4), Noni Madueke (3/3), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/3), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Tyrique George (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (1/4), Deivid Washington (0/0), Jadon Sancho (0/1), Joao Felix (1/3), Marc Guiu (0/1), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/2), Nicolas Jackson (2/4), Pedro Neto (0/4).

West Ham vs Chelsea Team News

Chelsea have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against West Ham on Saturday. For instance, Chelsea won't be able to field Caleb Wiley as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Chelsea need to do without Romeo Lavia, Reece James and Wesley Fofana, who are not fit enough to travel to London Stadium.

West Ham vs Chelsea Lineups

West Ham vs Chelsea H2H

West Ham were defeated by 5-0 in their last encounter with Chelsea, but did win the reverse match 3-1, though. A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. The Irons managed four wins, while Chelsea grabbed all three points five times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 11/5 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 11/10.

West Ham vs Chelsea Results

Of the last ten encounters between West Ham Chelsea over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 1/2 with bookies.

West Ham vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Tomas Soucek, who is performing well for West Ham. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Chelsea.The visitors will be looking to Noni Madueke to find the net once again, after managing three Premier League goals for Chelsea in recent matches.

West Ham claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing four. Chelsea won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for West Ham on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Chelsea in their last 10 league games away from home.

The last ten encounters between West Ham and Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with West Ham averaging 1.2 goals a game. Chelsea scored 1.8 goals on average in these, as both teams scored five times in this run. West Ham saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Chelsea's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.