West Ham vs Leeds Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st May 2023

West Ham take on Leeds for a match in the Premier League on Sunday at London Stadium.

Ranked as number 15 in the Premier League standings, West Ham, have so far collected 37 points this season, while Leeds collected 31 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 36 rounds.

The unsatisfactory results in recent Premier League rounds left morale in tatters at Leeds. A win this coming Sunday against West Ham could be key to turning the tide again.

West Ham only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 18 for an average of 1.8 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Leeds hit the target 15 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.5 goals a game. They conceded 2.9 goals per match for a total of 29 goals, while claiming zero clean sheets as well.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Sunday.

West Ham vs Leeds Prediction

West Ham Form

West Ham beat AZ Alkmaar by 2-1, lost 2-0 against Brentford, before defeating AZ Alkmaar 0-1. In their last six Premier League home matches, West Ham have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored seven and conceded ten goals.

Many people had West Ham down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

Leeds Form

A single point prevents Leeds from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 4-1 and 2-1 against Bournemouth and Manchester City, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 2-2 draw against Newcastle. Leeds managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 15 time and letting in eight.

Many people had Leeds down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

West Ham and Leeds looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

West Ham won 11 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored ten and let in seven goals. Leeds earned two wins and ten points from their past nine matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Premier League table. They scored nine and allowed 11 goals against on their way. West Ham enjoy a record of ten wins, seven draws and 19 defeats in the Premier League this season. Leeds have seven wins, ten draws and 19 defeats in the Premier League.

West Ham vs Leeds Squads

West Ham Squad

The 60-year-old Moyes will select the starting eleven against Leeds from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Alphonse Areola (0/5), Lukasz Fabianski (0/34), Aaron Cresswell (0/27), Angelo Ogbonna (0/15), Ben Johnson (0/16), Emerson (1/20), Kurt Zouma (2/24), Naif Aguerd (2/17), Thilo Kehrer (0/25), Vladimir Coufal (0/25), Declan Rice (3/35), Flynn Downes (0/20), Lucas Paqueta (4/26), Manuel Lanzini (0/8), Pablo Fornals (2/30), Tomas Soucek (2/35), Danny Ings (8/33), Gianluca Scamacca (3/16), Jarrod Bowen (5/36), Maxwel Cornet (0/13), Michail Antonio (5/32), Said Benrahma (6/34).

Leeds Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Leeds players that the manager Sam Allardyce will choose from for the upcoming game:

Illan Meslier (0/34), Joel Robles (0/2), Kristoffer Klaesson (0/0), Junior Firpo (1/18), Leo Hjelde (0/0), Liam Cooper (1/17), Luke Ayling (2/27), Maximilian Woeber (0/14), Pascal Struijk (2/27), Rasmus Nissen (3/24), Robin Koch (0/34), Adam Forshaw (0/10), Brenden Aaronson (1/34), Crysencio Summerville (4/27), Jack Harrison (4/34), Marc Roca (1/31), Stuart Dallas (0/0), Tyler Adams (0/24), Weston McKennie (0/17), Georginio Rutter (0/10), Lee Erwin (0/0), Luis Sinisterra (5/19), Patrick Bamford (4/27), Rodrigo (12/29), Sam Greenwood (1/17), Wilfried Gnonto (2/22).

West Ham vs Leeds Team News

West Ham could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Leeds on Sunday.

Alphonse Areola, Manuel Lanzini, Gianluca Scamacca, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet are all absent from the West Ham squad that faces Leeds at London Stadium.

Worst-case scenario, Leeds have a total of five players out for their next match. Tyler Adams is suspended from the Leeds squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Leeds need to do without Adam Forshaw, Patrick Bamford, Luis Sinisterra and Stuart Dallas, who are not fit enough to travel to London Stadium.

West Ham vs Leeds Lineups

West Ham vs Leeds H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 2-2 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well on Sunday. All in all, Leeds have a fine reading on West Ham in previous seasons with a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Leeds to win this match at best price odds of 15/8.

West Ham vs Leeds Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past ten matches between home side West Ham and Leeds. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/13.

West Ham vs Leeds Betting Tips

Michail Antonio managed to hit the target twice recently for West Ham, while Luis Sinisterra, added two strikes in Premier League for Leeds in his last six outings.

West Ham claimed six wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. Leeds won one of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost eight. 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 six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Leeds in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in the ten encounters most recent outings between West Ham and Leeds. More than two goals came out six times, as West Ham scored 1.3 goals on average, with Leeds pulling off 1.7 goals on average. West Ham performed an average of 1.8 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Leeds, who managed to hit the net 1.5 times on average in these games.