The Premier League is back in action with another set of matches this weekend as Wolverhampton Wanderers take on West Ham United in an important encounter at the London Stadium on Monday. Both teams can pack a punch on their day and will want to win this game.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers are in 19th place in the Premier League standings and have not been at their best this season. The away side slumped to a damaging 4-0 defeat at the hands of Everton last week and will need to bounce back in this fixture.
West Ham United, on the other hand, are in 14th place in the league table and have not been at their best this season. The Hammers slumped to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Leicester City in their previous game and will need to bounce back this week.
West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- West Ham United have a good historical record against Wolverhampton Wanderers and have won 35 out of the 73 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Wolverhampton Wanderers' 24 victories.
- West Ham United have won their last four matches at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League and have kept clean sheets in each of their games.
- Following their return to the top flight in 2018, Wolverhampton Wanderers won their first four matches against West Ham United in the Premier League but have since lost six of eight such games.
- West Ham United have won their last six matches at home played out on a Monday in the Premier League and have scored at least two goals in each of these games.
West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction
West Ham United have a good home record in this fixture and have a point to prove going into this game. With Michail Antonio ruled out of this match, the likes of Jarrod Bowen and Carlos Soler will need to shoulder the goalscoring burden in the final third.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have been in poor form this year and will need to be at their best in this fixture. West Ham United are the better team and should be able to win this game.
Prediction: West Ham United 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - West Ham United to win
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - No
Tip 3: West Ham United to score first - Yes