West Ham vs West Bromwich Albion prediction

So far in the Championship, West Ham have won six, drawn four and lost three of 13, with 33 goals scored and 18 conceded, good for 8th place and 22 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, two draws and two defeats, averaging 2.3 goals for and 1.5 against. Last time out they lost 3-2 to Southampton at home; before that came a 1-0 win away at Swansea and a 6-0 win away at Lincoln.

They have scored in each of their last six. Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won none of three recently (5 scored, 7 conceded). J. Veltman (health problems), K. Lamadrid (injury) and K. Mavropanos (knee injury) are all unavailable.

West Bromwich Albion have won seven, drawn three and lost three of their 13 Championship games so far, scoring 19 and letting in 14. That has them 4th on 24 points.

Their last six in all competitions read two wins, two draws and two defeats, at 1.2 goals scored and 1.2 conceded per game. Last time out they drew 1-1 with Preston; before that came a 3-2 win at home to Blackburn and a 2-1 win away at Wrexham.

West Bromwich Albion are unbeaten in three. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won one of three recently (3 scored, 3 conceded). M. Johnston (broken leg), N. Galves (knee injury) and T. Collyer (injury) are all unavailable.

Home and away form points to West Bromwich Albion: West Ham have won none of their last three at home, West Bromwich Albion one of their last three on the road. Two points separate the two sides in the table. West Ham also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make West Ham clear favourites at 61%, with West Bromwich Albion on 18% and the draw at 21%.

On goals, it expects around 3.6 in the game: 2.8 for West Ham and 0.8 for West Bromwich Albion. Over 2.5 goals is 70% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 19 May 2021, West Ham United won 3-1.