West Ham United and Watford meet at Olympic Stadium, in a match for the 27 th round of the Premier League. Watford won at home (2-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 11-19-2017. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, tied 1 and lost 1. Attention to the home factor, since West Ham United usually conquer different results at home and away .

The home team is currently in the 12 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 6 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Crystal Palace, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (3-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 home league matches West Ham United has a record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 13 matches they suffered in the first goal.

West Ham have won only one victory in their last 5 games, but they have also lost one of them, so they need to win more regularly, since they are only 3 points away from the relegation zone. The home team has a reasonable attack, which scored 32 goals and is the ninth best in the Premier League. The great problem of the team has been the defensive sector, which has suffered 46 goals and is the worst, something that needs to be corrected urgently to make a good second half of the competition. Playing at home, as in this match, West Ham won only 1 of their last 5 games and suffered goals in 7 of their last 9 home matches, showing difficulty in playing well in front of their fans. For the game against Watford, coach David Moyes will not be able to count on midfielder Lanzini and striker Arnautovic, both injured, being important absences in the starting lineup.

After 8 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses, the away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 30 points won. In the last match, they have won in a home match against Chelsea by (4-1), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Stoke City, by (0-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 29 suffered. For the league, Watford won 5 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 2 draws and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Watford had won only 1 of their last 12 games until the last day, when he made an excellent display and thrashed the champion Chelsea, which gives the staff enough moral for the remaining competition, in which it tries to win a comfortable advantage over the descent zone. Similar to his opponent, the visiting team has a reasonable attack, which already scored 37 goals and is the eighth best of the competition, but his defense has already suffered 45 goals and is the fourth worst, showing some imbalance between the two sectors . In the away games, like this Saturday, Watford has the seventh best campaign in the Premier League, but he does not win 6 games in this condition, in which he had 5 losses and 1 draw and the most worrying is who scored only 2 goals in these 6 games. For the game against West Ham, coach Javi Gracia must repeat the starting eleven that thrashed Chelsea on the last day.

PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.70