West Ham vs Wolverhampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th December 2023

With both West Ham and Wolverhampton sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off on Sunday at London Stadium. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this Premier League campaign.

West Ham rank ninth with 24 points to their name from 16 matches, while visitors Wolverhampton rank 13th in the table on 19 points.

While The Irons could be closing on the top six with a win here, Wolverhampton will be hoping to add some distance to the lower regions. Of these two possible scenarios, the former definitely looks more likely than the latter.

West Ham are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 20 goals, or an average of two a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Wolverhampton are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 15 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 14 goals, and while Wolverhampton claimed one clean sheet, they conceded an average of 1.4 goals per match.

West Ham claimed a 2-0 win, while Wolverhampton answered back with a 1-0 win in their two most recent meetings.

West Ham vs Wolverhampton Prediction

West Ham Form

West Ham beat Tottenham by 1-2, lost 5-0 against Fulham, before defeating Freiburg 2-0. In their last six Premier League home matches, West Ham have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored nine and conceded nine goals.

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-1 against Arsenal. A 1-0 win followed against Burnley, before drawing 1-1 with Nottingham Forest. Wolverhampton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 12 time and letting in nine.

It seems both Wolverhampton and West Ham have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Sunday, and we are rooting for goals.

West Ham took 17 points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to five wins after scoring 16 times and conceding 11. Wolverhampton scored 12 goals and conceded 18 in their last nine encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. This lead to two wins and eight points. West Ham claimed seven wins, three draws as well as six defeats in the Premier League this season. Wolverhampton show off five wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Premier League.

West Ham vs Wolverhampton Squads

West Ham Squad

David Moyes will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Wolverhampton 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 (0/14), Joseph Anang (0/0), Lukasz Fabianski (0/2), Aaron Cresswell (0/3), Angelo Ogbonna (0/4), Ben Johnson (0/0), Edson Alvarez (0/13), Emerson (0/15), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/4), Kurt Zouma (1/14), Nayef Aguerd (1/15), Thilo Kehrer (0/3), Vladimir Coufal (0/16), Conor Coventry (0/0), James Ward-Prowse (3/15), Lucas Paqueta (2/15), Mohammed Kudus (3/13), Oliver Scarles (0/0), Pablo Fornals (0/11), Tomas Soucek (4/15), Daniel Chesters (0/0), Danny Ings (0/9), Divin Mubama (0/2), Jarrod Bowen (9/15), Lewis Orford (0/0), Maxwel Cornet (0/1), Michail Antonio (2/12), Said Benrahma (0/11).

Wolverhampton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Wolverhampton. The 40 year-old Gary O'Neil will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Bentley (0/2), Jose Sa (0/15), Tom King (0/0), Craig Dawson (0/15), Hugo Bueno (0/9), Jonny (0/1), Matt Doherty (0/10), Max Kilman (0/16), Nelson Semedo (0/15), Rayan Ait Nouri (0/13), Santiago Bueno (0/1), Toti Gomes (0/13), Boubacar Traore (0/11), Bruno Jordao (0/0), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/8), Joao Gomes (0/14), Joe Hodge (0/0), Mario Lemina (2/14), Thomas Doyle (0/8), Fabio Silva (0/8), Hee-Chan Hwang (8/16), Matheus Cunha (5/16), Pablo Sarabia (1/9), Pedro Neto (1/10), Sasa Kalajdzic (2/11).

West Ham vs Wolverhampton Team News

West Ham have an almost full squad available against Wolverhampton at London Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, West Ham can't field Michail Antonio this coming Sunday against Wolverhampton.

Wolverhampton face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Sunday against West Ham. Jonny is unable to be feature for Wolverhampton in their upcoming match due to being suspended.

Rayan Ait Nouri, Pedro Neto, Joe Hodge and Joe Hodge all face a spell on the sidelines for Wolverhampton due to various injuries.

West Ham vs Wolverhampton Lineups

West Ham vs Wolverhampton H2H

The last time these two teams squared up, Wolves ran out 1-0 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at London Stadium. Wolverhampton seem to have a bit of a love affair with West Ham, as they have beaten them six times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Wolverhampton to win this match at best price odds of 23/10.

West Ham vs Wolverhampton Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last ten matches between West Ham and Wolverhampton.

West Ham vs Wolverhampton Betting Tips

West Ham against Wolverhampton is also a battle between Jarrod Bowen and Matheus Cunha with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Premier League goals in their last six games respectively.

West Ham claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Wolverhampton won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. West Ham have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings at London Stadium. The visitors scored the first goal of the game in three of their last 10 games away from home.

In the past ten encounters between West Ham and Wolverhampton over 2.5 goals came out three times, with West Ham scoring an average of one goal per game. Wolverhampton averaged 1.2 goals, while both teams scored one time. In West Ham's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 1.7 goals goals per match across all tournaments. In the last ten games for Wolverhampton, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.