West Ham vs Burnley PREVIEW & PREDICTION 08/07/2020

On Wednesday, at 18:00, West Ham United and Burnley duel in London in the 34th round of the Premier League, in a match in which David Moyes’ “hammers” have an excellent share and an encouraging shape. Burnley is in second place in the standings and has several important absences that could affect his game: Barnes, Lowton, Brady, Cork, Gudmundsson and Rodriguez. Also, goal scorer Chris Wood has older medical problems, but he could be recovered.

Even if Sean Dyche has a lot of problems that he can’t ignore, West Ham is not calm from this point of view either: they can’t play the injured Snodgrass, Anderson, Haller, Masuaku and Noble. So, problems in attack for the hosts, which is one of the most inconsistent teams in the Premier League. However, West Ham boasts good results in the last week: 3-2 with Chelsea and 2-2 at Newcastle, after energetic performances in attack.

Burnley is on the 9th place in the ranking, above the objective, with a goal difference of 37-46 and a series of three consecutive games without defeat. With 13 successes and as many failures in the Premier League, the band from Turf Moor enters the game relaxed with West Ham, which is on a worrying 16th place, in a big fight for survival. The Londoners have 31 points (goal difference 40-58) and, despite the precarious defensive balance, keep good chances of salvation. Under West Ham there are also teams like Watford and Aston Villa, who have not been able to convince at all lately.

Burnley comes after victories with Watford (1-0) and Crystal Palace (1-0), vital in the fight in the basement, and the last stage made it 1-1 with Sheffield United, at home. West Ham lost the round match at Burnley, score 0-3, in the “good” tradition of recent years. We were expecting a balanced match, but Burnley is a bit more convincing in organizing the game, in all positions.

-Burnley have won 3 of the last 4 direct duels with West Ham (3-0, 2-0 and 3-0);
-In 3 of the last 4 direct matches, at least three goals have been scored in the match;
-Only one draw was recorded in the last 10 direct duels of the two teams;
-West Ham has only the 16th home record this season: only 5 hits;
-Burnley has a solid away psyche, where he has lost only 7 times this season;


PREDICTION: West Ham to win @ 2,05

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