West Ham United and Fulham meet at London Stadium, in a match for the 8th round of the Premier League. The history of recent head-to-head matches is favorable to the home team, which has 4 victories in the last 4 matches. The last head-to-head meeting between these two teams, on 07-27-2019, ended with West Ham United’s victory by (0-1). In this game, the home factor may be decisive, as West Ham United present considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
West Ham United :
The home team is currently in 14th position, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Manchester City by (1‑1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Liverpool by (2‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, West Ham United won 5, drew 2 and lost 3. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 5 of the last 7 games, so they have not presented great defensive strength, But his attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 19 of the last 21 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 11 games, they conceded the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (16′ ‑ 30 ‘).
West Ham United come to this match after a 2×1 defeat at the Liverpool stadium visit, thus adding to the third consecutive match without a win in this Premier League: the only goal of the team was scored by Pablo Fornals. In this game against Fulham, coach David Moyes must maintain the usual tactical system, 5-4-1, being Sébastien Haller the most offensive reference of the team. On the other hand, Jarrod Bowen is one of the team’s most prominent, with three goals. For this game the coach of the house cannot count on Michail Antonio, due to physical problems.
Fulham :
The visiting team is currently in 17th position, with 4 points won, after 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Crystal Palace by (1‑2). In the last match, they won at home against West Bromwich Albion by (2‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 17 suffered; against 8 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 22 goals scored and 22 suffered. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Fulham won 4, drew 3 and lost 3. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 16 of the last 24 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 10 games, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Fulham come into this match motivated, after a 2×0 win over West Bromwich, thus registering their first Premier League victory: the team’s goals were scored by Bobby Reid and Ola Aina. It should be noted that the visitors lost 2 of the 3 away games. Now, in this game against West Ham United, coach Scott Parker must keep the team 4-3-3, with Aleksandar Mitrovic as the most attacking reference. The aforementioned player stands out at Fulham, with 2 goals and 2 assists. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Aboubakar Kamara, suspended, as well as Kebano, Onomah, Kenny Tete and Terence Kongolo, these with physical problems.
PREDICTION: West Ham to win @ 1,87
