Faltering West Ham face on form Aston Villa. Who will come out on top? Read our free predictions and betting picks for the game here.
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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Handicap – Aston Villa (+0.5) – 1.6
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Over 2.5 goals in the match – 1.91
“I’ve always thought a lot of Aston Villa. The Premier League is full of good teams, whoever you play at the moment. There’s a lot of really good, competitive games in the Premier League and Aston Villa will certainly be that.”
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— West Ham United (@WestHam)
Handicap – Aston Villa (+0.5)
West Ham have lost their last three matches in all competitions, Aston Villa have hit form winning three straight league matches at an aggregate score of 9-0. The handicap effectively acts as a double chance bet as the +0.5 advantage will cover a draw or a Villa win.
Over 2.5 goals in the match
Over 2.5 goals has occurred in 54% of West Ham’s matches and 59% of Villa’s matches.
✅ 100 Aston Villa appearances.
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Preliminary review and match prediction for West Ham United vs Aston Villa
West Ham go into this match in sixth position having played three more games than Arsenal who lead the Hammers by three points in the race for fourth place.
Champions League qualification looks beyond West Ham now at least as far as doing it through the Premier League goes. The Hammers might also have one eye on their second leg Europa League tie with Sevilla on Thursday.
West Ham will be missing talismanic winger Jarrod Bowen for this one to add further to recent misery.
Villa have been one of the form sides in the league with only the top four and Newcastle doing better than them over their last six games.
The Villains have shored up their defence having conceded just five goals in their last six matches with three clean sheets in a row.
However, it is at the other end of the pitch where Phillipe Coutinho has claimed all the plaudits with the Brazilian scoring four goals and contributing three assists in his eight Premier League matches so far.
Coutinho can be backed on a special enhanced odds bet to have a shot on target and assist a goal at 4.0.
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Averaging a goal every two games Coutinho can be backed at 3.1 to score at anytime in the match. The Brazilian has scored in his last two matches for Villa.
West Ham United vs Aston Villa Team News
Bowen will miss this match though thankfully for the Hammers his achilles tendon injury isn’t as bad as first feared. Andriy Yarmolenko, Vladimir Coufal and Angelo Ogbonna miss out again.
Only Marvelous Nakamba is missing for Villa with Steven Gerrard likely to opt for the same eleven which won in midweek against Leeds United.
Possible Starting Lineups
West Ham United: Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Vlasic, Lanzini, Fornals, Antonio
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Ramsey, Coutinho, Ings, Watkins
Highlighted Player – Phillipe Coutinho
The Brazilian is playing out of his skin since returning to the Premier League under his former Liverpool teammate Gerrard. It is no coincidence that Villa have started firing the goals in thanks to Coutinho’s ability to score and assist. He looks set to play a big part in this match and continue to prove the doubters wrong.
Most popular FAQ for West Ham United vs Aston Villa
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
West Ham defeated Aston Villa 4-1 on 31 October 2021.
Where will this fixture be played?
This fixture will be played at London Stadium.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds at William Hill for West Ham United vs Aston Villa.
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