West Ham vs Southampton Betting Tips

West Ham are hosting Southampton at the London Stadium in London on the 23rd of May 2021 Sunday at 20:30 IST. West Ham needs to win in order to keep their position on the table with Tottenham breathing down their throat while Southampton can provide the twist here with a win.

West Ham Form & Team News

West Ham are the sixth-placed team in Premier League this season with 62 points from 37 games. They have won 18 games while losing as many as 11 games this season. They have also drawn eight games. They have managed to score a good number of goals but also have conceded quite a few goals as well which doesn’t help their goal difference much even with the number of wins they have managed to secure. They have the third-best record for a home side having won as many as nine wins from 18 games so far. They have won just two games in the last five matches they have played across competitions are required to win the last game to keep their Europa League qualification alive.

Fabianski is set to miss the next game because of a muscle injury while the likes of Lanzini has sustained a groin strain. One player has also sustained a knee injury the player being Masauko. Jesse Lingard has easily looked like the best West Ham player this season with his incredible goal-scoring and also assisting capabilities. Coufel and Soucek have all looked in control this season for West Ham barring some matches where they could’ve done a little better. Soucek, Antonio and Creswell can all make a huge impact.

Southampton Form & Team News

Southampton are the 14th placed team in Premier League this season with 43 points from 37 games. They have won 12 games while losing as many as 18 games this season. They have also drawn seven games. They have conceded the second most number of goals for any team this season which is one of the sole reasons for the team’s poor show this season. They are on one of the worst touring sides this season in the Premier League having won just four games from 18 played so far. They have won two of their last three games in played across competitions They cannot finish in the top ten even with a win in the last game against West Ham on Sunday but they can carry a bit of momentum into the next season with the same.

Che Adams will miss the next game with a groin injury while Romeu and Bertrand have sustained ankle injuries and calf injuries in the process thus set to miss the next game as well. William Smallbone with an ACL injury also will miss out. Hasenhuttl in his managerial tenure at Southampton this season has been far from impressive with his defensive tactics considering the number of goals they have conceded. Danny Ings has netted 12 goals while the injured Che Adams with 14 goal contributions missing out will be a major hole to fill in the next game.

Odds by Casumo

West Ham are favorites to win according to the Casumo Sportsbook. They are placed at 1.72 odds while Southampton is placed at 4.80. The odds for a draw is 4.00.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

West Ham looks like favorites to win this match given their recent form and the league form as a whole is comparatively better than that of Southampton. Southampton’s away is among the worst for any team this season also adds to the above fact. West Ham given a win will finish as the sixth-placed team irrespective of any other results and can qualify for the Europa League at least in the process. 

Tip 1: Total Goals over 2.5

While playing at home, West Ham have had two of their last four matches where the total goals have been over 2.5. Six of the last nine matches that West Ham have played across competitions have had the total goals to be over 2.5. In Premier League, West Ham had their last matches where the condition was satisfied. Out of their last nine head to head matches in La Liga, seven matches had the total goals to be over 2.5. In the case of Southampton, two of the last three matches played across competitions, have had the total goals to be over 2.5. Playing away in the Premier League, three of their last four games have also had the total goals to be over 2.5. So it’s quite likely the match will have over 2.5 goals. According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for the total goals to be over 2.5 is 1.65.

Tip 2: Both teams to score

Four of the last eight head to head matches between the two sides also had yielded the condition as mentioned above.  Four of the last six matches Southampton have been part of have had the above condition being satisfied. In Premier League this season, two of the last three matches Southampton was part of have turned out to have both teams scoring. In the last four matches played by West Ham across competitions, three have had both teams scoring. While playing at home, two of the last four matches West Ham have played across competitions have had both teams scoring. In Premier League, West Ham had both of their last two matches where both teams have scored. So it’s most likely both teams might end up scoring. The odds for Both Teams to score according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 1.62.

Conclusion

West Ham would hope they stay where they are given a win for them while a loss and Tottenham winning their game would mean curtains for their Europa Qualification. Southampton are going through a very bad patch which they would want to rectify from this game. Summarising on a couple of bets from above:

1. Total Goals over 2.5 @1.65
2. Both teams to score @ 1.62

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