Chelsea v West Ham Betting Tips – Premier League 8th April 4.30pm
Chelsea failed to deliver the points they needed against Spurs on the weekend to keep themselves in the race for a top-four place. That chance has been shot now with an eight-point gap to make up heading into the weekend with just the seven games to go. West Ham eased their relegation worries with a crucial victory at home over Southampton. It’s a tough London derby away day for them here though.
Chelsea News and Form
The Blues pretty much saw their hopes of a top-four finish this season come crashing down with a 3-1 home loss against Spurs last weekend. That was their fifth defeat in their last seven league games (W2) so it hasn’t been good from them. The two wins in that sequence though were on home soil and they are holding a W10 D2 L4 record at Stamford Bridge this season. Chelsea have only suffered the two defeats in their last twelve home fixtures in the Premier League. They don’t look all that good at the back, there have been a lot of mistakes creeping into their game the longer the season has worn on. Both teams to score at bet365 is a viable option for this at 21/20 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 8:36 p.m. on April 3rd, 2018).
They have not been running all that hot going forward either apart from the odd top performance from either Eden Hazard or Willian. Alvaro Morata opened the scoring against Spurs last weekend and he is the 11/4 bet365 first goalscorer favourite* (Betting Odds taken at 8:36 p.m. on April 3rd, 2018). Chelsea’s last four home fixtures in the league have made it to at least three goals, and that is despite them still having conceded an average of under a goal per game this term. They are only playing for a fifth-place finish now this season realistically.
West Ham News and Form
West Ham produced a good 3-0 win over Southampton last weekend to ease some big pressure from off their shoulders. Marko Arnautovic had an impressive game up front and for this game, he is a 3/1 bet365 anytime goalscorer option* (Betting Odds taken at 8:36 p.m. on April 3rd, 2018). The Hammers though have lost their last three on the road now in the top flight, overall only putting up two wins away from home in a W2 D5 L9 record. They have produced an average of 1.25 goals per away game, but their problems have been at the back where they have shipped an average of 2.3 goals per game and are without a clean sheet in their last six. West Ham are on an eight-match scoring streak on the road and over 2.5 goals at bet365 should have plenty of appeal in this one. 65% of West Ham’s goals conceded away from home this season have come in the second half of matches. They head into the weekend five points above the drop zone after last week’s success.
Chelsea v West Ham Head to Head
The Irons pulled out a surprise three points with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in December. Their record against Chelsea in this London derby fixture isn’t all that bad as things are even over the last five meetings with two wins each and a draw. Chelsea are unbeaten in their last eleven Premier League home games against the Hammers.
Chelsea v West Ham Betting Odds*
Chelsea 2/7, Draw 4/1, West Ham 11/1* (Betting Odds taken at 10:00 p.m. on April 2nd, 2018)
Chelsea v West Ham Predictions
Chelsea to win: The Blues have to come up with some kind of response and show some kind of fight. They haven’t been playing all that badly in patches really, they have just lacked some clinical finishing and concentration at the back. They will find gaps against the Hammers. Home win and over 2.5 goals.
