Cheltenham v West Ham Betting Preview – EFL Cup 23rd August 7.45pm
These are the kinds of games where you look for an upset in the early rounds of the EFL Cup. League Two side Cheltenham get a high profile home game against the Hammers on Wednesday night but they will need to turn around some dodgy form which has seen them win just one game in all competitions so far this term. The Hammers though will likely be understrength for this visit to Gloucestershire for the second round action.
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Cheltenham v West Ham EFL Cup Betting Tips
The Robins certainly are not carrying any form into this money maker of a match against Premier League outfit West Ham. They have been struggling with a W1 L3 record so far down in League Two, which doesn’t bode well for them. In the first round of the EFL Cup, they had to battle through extra time out at Oxford to get through to this one. After the game being 3-3 at 90 minutes, Cheltenham found a winner in extra time, but they are going to face much stiffer opposition, even against a weakened West Ham side in this one. The Gloucestershire side are the underdogs for what will be their first ever game against West Ham. Cheltenham’s defence hasn’t stopped conceding this season and over 2.5 goals at Coral is a quote of 4/7. Both teams to score in the fixture, which backs the Robins to at least get something is at 3/4. Mohamed Eisa has been in good scoring form for them this season and he is a price of 9/4 to bet.
No doubt that West Ham boss Slaven Bilic will rest some of his main players for this one but at the head of the anytime goalscorer market you have Andy Carroll at 10/11 and Diafra Sakho at 5/4. Just hang around and see what kind of a starting line up the Hammers put out before looking for value in the game’s goalscorer markets. West Ham have had a bad start to the season, losing 4-0 to Manchester United and then 3-2 against Southampton over the weekend. So defensively they aren’t there and that should lead to goals at Whaddon Road on Wednesday night. The Hammers to win & Over 2.5 goals is a 10/11 punt as an option while West Ham to win both halves at Coral returns a price of 23/10. With the League Two side out of form, it is plausible that the Irons will have enough to get through this tie, even if they have to call on their bench to do so. A cup upset doesn’t look to be on the cards at Whaddon Road.
Cheltenham v West Ham EFL Cup Betting Odds
West Ham 2/5, Draw 18/5, Cheltenham 13/2
Cheltenham v West Ham EFL Cup Predictions
West Ham to win: If Cheltenham’s early season form was a little better then it may have been tempting to have had a double chance wager on them. But they are struggling and West Ham, even without being at full strength, should have the quality in depth to win this.
