West Ham v Southampton Betting Preview – Premier League 25th September
The Saints managed to burst their winless streak for the season when they rolled out last weekend. That win received a lot of pressure off them and now they make a trip to London to take on the Hammers. West Ham too have only won the one game in the top flight this season, but their defence is the second worst in the top flight this season with thirteen goals shipped in their five games so far. Can they shut up shop against the Saints and battle their way to three points? The Irons start the weekend down in the drop zone so need to start putting things together soon.
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West Ham v Southampton Betting Tips
Well West Ham are in a mess. There has been crowd troubles at the Olympic Stadium. Slaven Bilic is horrified by his defence and the positive season that they were expected to have just hasn’t materialised yet. They were so good last season, so tough to crack, but they are a shambles at the back right now. They have conceded eleven goals in total in their last three games in the top flight, with Watford and West Brom having both put four past them. That’s pretty alarming for the Irons. The question is, can they stop their slump as they take on Southampton on Sunday? The Hammers have lost just one of their last five home games in the league against the Saints ace to start (W3 D1 L1). In each of those five games in that sequence, both teams scored and you can back both teams netting in this one at a price of 7/10.
The Hammers haven’t had problems sticking the ball in the back of the net, it’s been trying to keep it out. They have only failed to score in one of their 14 home Premier League meetings with Southampton (0-1 in December 2002). West Ham have found the back of the net in each of their last 13 home games in the Premier League. On nine of those occasions it was at least two goals. Michail Antonio’s first Premier league goal came against the Saints last season and with his production rate this term, he could be value in the anytime goalscorer market at a price of 13/5. The current three match league losing streak that they are on is the first time under Slaven Bilic that they have lost three on the bounce. They haven’t lost four in a row since back in April 2014.
There looks as if there will be goals in his one and over 2.5 goals will return you a price of 9/10 with online betting site Coral. West Ham’s defence is terrible and Southampton have just started producing. It’s worth noting here that the team scoring first has gone on to lose this exact fixture in each of the last three seasons, with West Ham coming from behind twice (L1). With just one win in their last five visit to West Ham, the Saints may not appear to be value. But they are starting to click and get some form going. They landed their first Premier League win of the season last weekend with a 1-0 home win over Swansea. They have only gone W1 D2 L2 overall this season and lost both of their away games. Those defeats were at Man Utd and at Arsenal, so not easy games.
Their current form has seen them put together a three match winning streak across all competitions now and they will be a threat in this one. They have only netted the four Premier League goals in their five games this season, but they have averaged two per game in their last three in all competitions and those three wins were all with clean sheets too. West Ham are still an offensive threat, so a clean sheet is a little unlikely here for the Saints, who are are 10/3 to win this game to nil. They are a price of 9/4 with Coral just to put a clean sheet on the board. Charlie Austin has started to deliver in front of goal and he is running at a price of 7/4 in the anytime goalscorer market, with Shane Long at 15/8.
West Ham v Southampton Betting Odds
Southampton 6/4, West Ham 2/1, Draw 23/10
West Ham v Southampton Predictions
It’s hard to trust the West Ham defence and Southampton look to be the ones with value going into Sunday’s game. The Saints have just started to get things together under Claude Puel with a positive week or so behind them. That is the kind of confidence that can see them go to the Olympic Stadium and sneak a win. Worth backing both teams to score, but siding with the visitors to pile more misery on Slaven Bilic.
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