West Ham vs Liverpool prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-12-28 17:15.
[p]West Ham’s recent improvement continued on Boxing Day as they ran out 1-0 winners at Southampton to extend their unbeaten run to four matches (W2, D2). Julen Lopetegui’s men also kept their first clean sheet in over a month despite losing goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański to injury before half-time, presenting them with the chance to secure consecutive league wins for the first time since March.[/p]
[p]The second of those came against Everton, but it’s the red half of Merseyside who they’ll face here as Liverpool visit the capital, a fixture that usually spells trouble for the Hammers who’ve won just one of the last 18 H2Hs (D3, L14), A rapidly improving record on home soil at the London Stadium, where West Ham have lost just once in six matches (W3, D2), might just instil some confidence they can upset the odds here, and they did draw this fixture last season.[/p]
[p]Liverpool themselves enjoyed a successful Boxing Day, coming from behind to beat Leicester 3-1 at Anfield. Arne Slot’s men are now unbeaten in an almighty 22 matches across all competitions (W19, D3), and with 13 of those coming in the Premier League (W10, D3), the Reds boast a commanding lead at the summit as they hone in on a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title.[/p]
[p]Liverpool have also won their final league game of the calendar year in eight of the last ten years (D1, L1), so they’re set to enter 2025 on a roll given their unbeaten away record across all competitions this term (W11, D2). A potential bump in the road comes from their defensive record on their travels, conceding 2+ goals in their last four such league matches (W2, D2) – never before has a team conceded multiple goals in five successive Premier League games and remained unbeaten. [/p]
[p]Key battle: West Ham will be reliant on Jarrod Bowen’s prowess once again after he impressively directly contributed to four goals in three games against Liverpool last season (G3, A1). He’ll attempt to get the better of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, who will be key to improving his side’s recent concession rate since he’s conceded more than once in just three of his 12 games against West Ham.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Liverpool have scored 2+ goals in the second half of six of their last eight league games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]