West Ham vs Fulham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-04-13 13:00.
[p]Just one defeat across their last seven Premier League matches (W3, D3) has West Ham in contention for European qualification next term, although their continued presence in this season’s UEFA Europa League is looking shaky. Thursday’s 2-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen has them struggling to progress, although manager David Moyes gives them “half a chance” in the return leg.[/p]
[p]He can point to the Hammers being hard to beat at home, as aside from a humbling 6-0 defeat to Arsenal, no team has had the better of them here in the league since Everton in late October (W4, D6). With a decent record here in London derbies this season (W2, D2, L1), they also tend to fare well against Fulham, having lost none of the last 12 PL H2Hs they hosted (W8, D4).[/p]
[p]Expectations are lower at Fulham, where they’re battling for a top-half finish after winning none of their last three league games (D1, L2). The Cottagers sit four points adrift of the top-ten pre-round, and a return of just one win across their last seven H2H meetings with the Hammers (D1, L5) suggests that gap may have grown by the end of the weekend.[/p]
[p]Ahead of the round, only four teams had collected fewer points on the road than Fulham this term (W2, D5, L9) so there’s plenty more for boss Marco Silva to do to make them more competitive. Conceding first in each of their last three such fixtures (D1, L2) highlights how important a good start could be as they seek a first away H2H win since February 2004 (D3, L8).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: James Ward-Prowse scored direct from a corner against Wolves (W 2-1), with that his fourth consecutive goal to arrive after the 60th minute. Fulham could use a return to scoring form for Rodrigo Muniz, as they’ve only lost one of his goalscoring appearances this season (W4, D2) – four of his last six strikes came after the break.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: In each of the last nine H2Hs, the visiting side on the day failed to score after half-time.[/p]