West Ham vs. Liverpool, Sunday 7 November 18:30
West Ham vs. Liverpool, Sunday 7 November 18:30

The Hammers managed to pick up their third consecutive win last week with a 4-1 victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park. They continue to succeed expectations and now find themselves in fourth place on the table with 20 points. They have only let in a total of 11 goals this season which is not too shabby, but what is even more promising for them is that they have only let in three goals in their last three EPL clashes after letting in considerably more in the first five matches of the season. This very much gives the impression that their defense is getting stronger. Throw in a win on penalties in the EFL Cup against Manchester City just over a week ago and now suddenly you’ve got a team that’s brimming with confidence and looking likely to secure a spot in Europe next season. Sunday will be a fantastic test of just how far West Ham can go this season and even just a draw against Liverpool will be a massive achievement for the club. Up until now West Ham have managed six wins, two draws and two losses. Some of their recent results include a 1-0 win at home against Spurs, a 1-0 win away to Everton, a 2-1 loss at home to Brentford and a 2-1 win away to Leeds. Moyes’ men would love nothing more than to make it seven wins on Sunday and the Reds certainly should not be taking this clash lightly.

Liverpool remains the only unbeaten team in the league but a few cracks are starting to show and it would be interesting to see how long they can stretch their run for. Klopp’s men would be disappointed at missing out on 3 points at home against Brighton last week after they drew 2-2 which was largely due to a poor second half performance. They now find themselves in second place on the table and three points off of league-leaders Chelsea. The Reds have now missed out on maximum points against both Brighton and Brentford, two games they really should have won and could be sitting at the top of the table right now. Their attack hasn’t slowed down and they remain the top-scoring team in the league. However, the goals seem to be slowly creeping past their defense and this should be worrying for Jurgen Klopp. Out of the eight goals they have conceded this season, seven have come in their last five matches. The Hammers’ attack has been on fire as of late and if Liverpool can’t tighten their defense on Sunday at the Olympic Stadium they might just be suffering their first defeat of the season. Liverpool’s other recent results include a 5-0 win away to Manchester United, a 5-0 win away to Watford, a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester City and a 3-3 draw away to Brentford.

Liverpool have absolutely dominated the last five EPL clashes between the two teams with four wins, while the best the Hammers have managed is a draw. The last time these two teams met was in January in London when Liverpool won 3-1 which included a double by Mo Salah. West Ham last managed to beat the Reds when they were still playing at the Boleyn in 2016 and the recent H2H is far from favouring the home team.

Prediction

I think we are going to be in for a cracker of a clash to end off the EPL weekend and I wouldn’t be surprised to see loads of goals in this one. Right now both teams’ attacks are red-hot, but at the same time both teams are still letting in some goals. Historically this fixture has seen plenty of goals and two out of the last three matches has had over 3.5 goals. You can get more than even money for there to be at least four goals in the match which I think is great value and worth a bet. I am not confident in picking a team to win this clash despite Liverpool dominating the H2H but I do like a little bit of a West Ham double chance at 2.15. West Ham are in fine form right now and on the day in front of their fans they could certainly pull of an upset or at least force a draw. For goalscorers there is more value on the side of West Ham and I will have a crack at Michail Antonio to score a goal in the match.

BetOlimp Best Bets

Total Goals: Over 3.5 Goals – 2.24
Double Chance: West Ham or Draw – 2.15
Anytime Goalscorer: Michail Antonio – 2.95

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