Liverpool v West Ham Betting Tips – Premier League 24th February 3.00pm
Liverpool will be fired up for this one because they can go out and haul themselves into second place on Saturday with a win over West Ham. That is because current second-placed side Man Utd play on Sunday. So a big incentive for Liverpool here and West Ham won’t be looking forward to this tough away game after losing heavily at Brighton in their last road fixture.
Liverpool News and Form
The Reds can put some pressure on Manchester United in the race for a second place finish this season with a win in this one. Their home form has been great this term with a W7 D6 unbeaten sequence at Anfield and they have collected a win in each of their last three league games at Anfield (D1). Overall in their last four on home turf, the Reds have tallied thirteen goals and they will probably create plenty against a shaky West Ham defence on the weekend. Liverpool are averaging two goals per game home and in the Paddy Power correct score market a Liverpool 2- is the shortest-priced option at 6/1 with a 3-0 at 7/1* (Betting Odds taken at 8.49 p.m. on February 20th, 2018). Liverpool have done well at the back in only having conceded nine home goals, but they have failed to gather a clean sheet in any of their last three at Anfield. 31% of Liverpool’s home games this season have gone over 3.5 goals and 67% of Liverpool’s home goals this term have come after the break. Liverpool have scored 2 goals or more in each of their last 4 home matches. Hot shot Mo Salah is up as the first goalscorer favourite at 5/2 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 8.49 p.m. on February 20th, 2018).
West Ham News and Form
West Ham will be hoping to improve their away record this season a little further. They have only managed just the two wins all season on their travels. They have however gone W2 D2 L1 in their last five away from home so have improved a lot in that regard, but they suffered a really poor 3-1 defeat at Brighton in their last away game. But still, the loss against Brighton is their only defeat in their last eight home and away in the top flight. In their last league game they collected a 2-0 home access over Watford and that snapped an eight-match sequence of games without a clean sheet. But their defence is going to be under some pressure in this one, especially with them having conceded an average of two goals per game away from home this season and 60% of their road games have seen at least four goals. Over 3.5 goals at Paddy Power for this game is at even money odds* (Betting Odds taken at 8.49 p.m. on February 20th, 2018). The Hammers are on a ten match scoring sequence in the top flight and both teams to score is at 8/11* (Betting Odds taken at 8.49 p.m. on February 20th, 2018).
Liverpool v West Ham Head to Head
Liverpool have won their last two games against West Ham, scoring four goals in each of them. The Reds are unbeaten in their last three against the Londoners, scoring ten goals in that run of games against them. Surprisingly Liverpool are actually winless in their last there home games against West Ham though in all competitions D2 L1. Each of the last four meetings have gone over 2.5 goals.
Liverpool v West Ham Betting Odds*
Liverpool 1/7, Draw 5/1, West Ham 14/1* (Betting Odds taken at 1:09 a.m. on February 20th, 2018)
Liverpool v West Ham Predictions
Liverpool to win: Liverpool should be pretty comfortable in this fixture against West Ham really. The Reds have good home form and it’s worth considering them to go out and win by a good three goal margin.
