West Ham v Leicester Betting Preview – Premier League 18th March 3.00pm
This is going to be a hard game to call over the capital on Saturday afternoon. Leicester will be buzzing after making it through to the Champions League quarter finals in midweek, but how much will that game have taken out of them? West Ham have been struggling for wins lately and they need to wake themselves up again.
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West Ham v Leicester Betting Tips
So West Ham aren’t having the greatest time of things lately as they have lost their last two back to back going into the weekend and are winless in four (D2 L2). The Irons have collected just one win in their last six games now in the top flight and defensively they have been a bit all over the shop. The Irons have conceded at least two goals in four of their last six games and they haven’t taken a clean sheet in any of their last seven. Both teams to score at Bet365 is trading at a price of 8/13. West Ham have only gone W5 D3 L6 this season in their new home, so they haven’t settled particularly well there and have taken just one victory in their last five home games in the Premier League. They lost at Leicester back in December as well and West Ham have lost as many games against Leicester in their last five (4), as they did in the previous 25 combined (all comps). Andy Carroll is a 6/4 anytime goalscorer option in this one and the Hammers have gone W2 D1 L1 in their last four home games against the Foxes. In the Bet365 correct score market a 1-1 draw is the shortest priced option at 11/2.
Leicester’s thrilling UEFA Champions League campaign marches on as they booked place in the quarter finals with a win over Sevilla in midweek. That was a big extra effort that they put in which may take something away from them in this one. Since Craig Shakespeare took over, it’s been nothing but positive for them, winning their two league games under him by a 3-1 scoreline, however, those two wins came at the King Power and their away form still makes miserable reading. Leicester have failed to win on the road this season in the Premier League with just a D3 L10 record posted on their travels. They haven’t scored in any of their last four away games in the league either. Jamie Vardy is a 13/8 anytime goalscorer option for this one. The Foxes have kept just one clean sheet in their last 21 away matches against West Ham so there’s reason to expect them to ship in this one. The Foxes have won all seven Premier League matches that they have been leading this season and are the only side yet to drop a point from a winning position but they haven’t scored the first goal in any of their 13 Premier League away games this season – the only side not to do this.
West Ham v Leicester Betting Odds
West Ham 5/4, Draw 2/1, Leicester 23/10
West Ham v Leicester Predictions
West Ham home win: This is probably going to be a tight affair with a lot of huff and puff and not a lot of end product. Back both teams to score in the match though and with the Hammers having lost only one of their last four at home against the Foxes, they should have enough to grind three points against a Leicester side who haven’t produced anything on the road for some time.
