Stoke V West Ham Predictions & Betting Odds

Stoke v West Ham Betting Tips – Premier League 16th December 3.00pm

Stoke suffered their fourth defeat in their last five Premier League games as they lost against the in-form Burnley in midweek. It’s all going terribly wrong for them this season and they have the worst defence in the top flight and boss Mark Hughes must really be fearing the axe now. West Ham though may offer him a lifeline because the Hammers have been carrying some really poor form on their travels this season.

Stoke News and Form

The Potters do not look any closer to getting out of their slump as they suffer another defeat in midweek. They lost 1-0 at Burnley on Tuesday and that is four losses in their last five games now in the top flight and they have managed only the one victory in their last seven. Stoke have shipped at least two goals in five of their last seven games and they just can’t seem to hold out at the back. They have only managed to pick up the two clean sheets so far this term and on both of those occasions, they won 1-0 against Arsenal and Watford. On home soil in the top flight, this season Stoke are just W3 D2 L3 this season and they snapped a winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the struggling Swansea last time out at the Bet365 Stadium. They have failed to score in two for their home matches but both teams to score at Bwin may be worth a flutter. Stoke only have the one clean sheet behind them on home soil and they have conceded at a rate of 1.9 goals per game on home soil this term. Still, if you look at recent history between the two, a lack of goals can be expected and under 2.5 goals at 3/4 looks a good option. Stoke have not earned a clean sheet in any of their last seven games home and away and are on a seven match streak at home without one as well.

West Ham News and Form

West Ham have started to show a bit of defensive steel having picked up back to back clean sheets this week against Chelsea and Arsenal. They took a 1-0 home win over the Blues last weekend and played out a 0-0 draw at home against Arsenal in midweek. So there have been better signs from them but there is still work to be done in front of goal and out on the road as well. They have not won an away game this season so far and they are heading out on the road on the weekend on the back of a three match losings streak away from home in the top flight. They have scored only one goal in those three games too. Away from home overall the Hammers have a D3 L6 record for the season and have managed only the six goals on their travels. They have conceded an average of 2.3 goals per game as well. 83% of their goals away from home have come in the first half of matches while they have conceded 67% of their goals in the second half of games. There is a clear improvement still needed by them but they seem to be on the right track. The 1-1 draw in the BWin correct score market is the shortest priced option at 11/2 followed by a 1-0 home win for the Potters at 13/2. Can the Hammers come good on the road and will punters have trouble trusting them to do so?

Stoke v West Ham Head to Head

Stoke do have a bit of a head to head advantage going over West Ham from recent meetings. They have managed to go undefeated in their last eight against the Irons in the top flight in a W3 D5 record. Each of those five drawn matches have been in the last six meetings so things have been tight between them. The Potters are W2 D2 in their last four on home soil against the Londoners. Four of the last five have either ended in a 1-1 or a 0-0 draw.

Stoke v West Ham Betting Odds

Stoke 21/20, Draw 23/10, West Ham 13/5