Watford vs West Ham 28.12.2021

Despite the appointment of Claudio Ranieri to try and steer them off the relegation abyss, the wheels seem to be coming off the Watford bandwagon and they are staring at a full-blown crisis. They have lost their last 4 straight games and have dropped to 17th on the log, just 2 points away from safety.

West Ham have been terrific for the most part but a poor run of form in the last couple of weeks has seen Arsenal dislodge them from the top 4. They were also knocked out of the quarterfinals on the League Cup by Tottenham in their midweek matchup but there are no panic buttons yet as they have largely exceeded expectations thus far.

We feel this is a match they will be gearing up for. Watford is by all accounts a weak opponent and a win here could see them back in the top four depending on how other matches play out. We fancy them to break the ice here with the opening goal

Main tip: 1st Goal West Ham (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Watford vs West Ham

Examining the last 10 games between these two teams:

• Fairy even. West Ham have 5 wins, Watford 4 and they have drawn just once
• The average goals scored in these encounters was 3.30 goals
• West Ham won 3-1 in their last meeting

Latest results Watford

• 1 wins and 4 losses in their last 5 games
• 9 goals scored in these last 5 matches. Average of 1.80 goals per match
• Lost 2-1 away at Brentford last time out

Latest results West Ham

• 1 win, 1 draws and 3 losses in their last 5 matches
• 4 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 0.80 goals per match
• Lost 2-0 away at Arsenal in their last league match

Premier League Table Standings and Latest Results

Watford: rank 17th – 16 matches – 4 wins – 1 draw – 11 losses – 13 points
Form Guide: L-L-L-L-W

West Ham: rank 5th – 17 matches – 8 wins – 4 draws – 5 losses – 28 points
Form Guide: L-L-D-L-W

Possible squad Watford

Watford: Bachmann; Kiko, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Rose; Sissoko, Cleverly, Louza; Pedro, Hernandez, King

Out: Masina (Thigh), Foster (Groin), Sarr (Knee), N’Koulou (Hamstring), Sierralta (Hamstring), Baah (Ankle), Etebo (Thigh)

Doubtful: Kabasele (Knock)

Coach: Claudio Ranieri

Possible squad West Ham

West Ham: Fabianski; Diop, Dawson, Ashby, Masuaku; Soucek, Rice; Bowen, Benrahma, Lanzini; Antonio

Out: Coufal (Red card), Johnson (Hamstring), Fredericks (Groin), Zouma (Hamstring), Cresswell (Back), Ogbonna (ACL)

Coach: David Moyes

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on 1st Goal West Ham

Yangasport offers competitive odds for the bet “1st Goal West Ham ”

The odd of 1.72 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 58% chance that West Ham will score the opening goal of this game

Odds comparison for 1st Goal West Ham

Yangasport – odd 1.72
Cyberbet – odd 1.67
Mybet. Africa – odd 1.66

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2) Bet on DC West Ham/Draw & BTTS

• West Ham have won the last 3 straight H2H that also had both teams scoring
• Despoite winning just once, Watford have scored in each of their last 5 straight games

Betway offers competitive odds for “DC West Ham/Draw & BTTS”

The odd of 2.18 means that the bookmaker is calculating with a likelihood of approx. 46% of that West Ham will win or draw the game with both teams finding the back of the net

Odds comparisons for DC West Ham/Draw & BTTS

Betway – odd 2.18
Yangasport – odd 2.13

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