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West Ham v Liverpool

Below is a full betting preview ahead of this week’s Saturday lunchtime kick-off between West Ham and Liverpool, accompanied by betting tips, predictions, team news, and best bets as well as a Cheat Sheet covering the proceedings.

We will have all the best football tips and predictions for the upcoming games and we’ll be posting our usual Premier League betting tips and Premier League accumulator predictions on Andy’s Bet Club.

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Liverpool’s season is on the verge of falling apart after a miserable ten days in which they have suffered a European exit and a couple of surprising Premier League defeats.

West Ham, meanwhile, are another club that could be seeking a new boss in the summer, with pressure mounting on David Moyes.

Ruben Amorim has been linked with both jobs, but before these two clubs battle over the highly-rated Portuguese coach, they first have to duel on the field.

West Ham v Liverpool Best Bets

➡️ Liverpool to win @ 1.55 with bet365
➡️ Liverpool (-1 handicap) @ 2.30 with Betfair

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📂 West Ham v Liverpool Cheat Sheet

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You can find West Ham v Liverpool match stats, on my bet builder stats tool, along with official line-ups one hour before kick-off.

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⚔️ West Ham v Liverpool Head-to-Head

Liverpool secured a 3-1 win over West Ham when the sides met back in September and hammered them 5-1 in the EFL Cup five days before Christmas. 

That league encounter more than seven months ago was the last time that Darwin Nunez netted against a team in the top ten of any of Europe’s top 5 leagues. After a string of wasteful showings, which include squandering numerous chances against Everton in midweek, he will be lucky to get substantial game time here but is 2.25 to score anytime.

Although Klopp’s side had an enormous 21 shots in that game, they mustered only six on target, with Nunez taking two of those. Interestingly, Virgil van Dijk had three shots, which he is priced at 6.0 to replicate. Only Mohamed Salah with four managed more among Liverpool players. 

The Reds increased that count with 29 shots in their EFL Cup triumph, in which Curtis Jones scored a double and had seven shots (three on target).

In the fouls market, Lucas Paqueta was fouled four times for Moyes’ men in the previous league fixture. He is 2.25 to draw three or more fouls.

Luis Diaz and Salah were both fouled more than three times in that clash, with the Reds pair 3.5 and 7.5 respectively to put up those numbers again.

Historically, this is a fixture Liverpool do well in. They have won the last four between the clubs and have not had a lower xG total in any individual game compared to their opponents since records began in 2017/18 – a run of 13 games. 

Salah has 11 goals against West Ham and is 2.0 to find the net anytime, while Trent Alexander-Arnold has seven assists versus this opponent and is 2.8 to make it eight on Saturday.

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📊 West Ham Form and Stats

West Ham are not a team in a good way. Moyes’ side have won only one of their last eight across all competitions and have failed to generate more than 1.5 xG in any of their last seven matches. 

By contrast, they have allowed their opponents over 2 xG in three of their last four. Unsurprisingly, they have lost three of those games while a 1-1 home draw against Bayer Leverkusen was not enough to push them into the Europa League semi-finals.

The Hammers have been a side with a relatively low shots appetite all season. They have managed just 3.71 shots on target per match in the Premier League, which is the fourth-lowest tally and puts them above only the teams currently in the relegation zone.

They have struggled in recent matches because instead of giving their opponents four or five shots on target, they are giving up six, seven or even more. Fulham and Crystal Palace, for example, have managed ten and seven shots on target in the last two Premier League games. 

Is there a case to be made that some of the fight has gone out of the team? Across their last four Premier League matches, they have committed fewer than their season average of 10.3 fouls per game, never giving away more than nine. 

In total, they have picked up six bookings across these fixtures at an average of 1.5 cards per match. Again, this is lower than their season average of 2.35, suggesting their aggression has dipped.

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📊 Liverpool Form and Stats

Liverpool are at an unusually low ebb with just four matches of the Jurgen Klopp era to be played. The Reds have won only two of their last six in all competitions, including three defeats in their last five.

Just how deserved these losses have been is questionable. In xG terms, the Anfield club have been beaten only once in this sequence. Liverpool have generated 13 xGF over these fixtures but have scored only six goals, two of which were penalties.

Salah and Nunez, the Reds’ top Premier League scorers, have been notably wasteful. Salah has not scored from open play in seven appearances (five starts) while the Uruguay international last netted against Sheffield United on April 4.

The metrics of Klopp’s side are not dramatically down beyond their lack of goals. They are still averaging around 20 shots per match during this difficult period with approximately six shots on target. 

Similarly, throughout their last four Premier League matches, they have been winning more than their season average of corners (9.75 against 7.56) and have committed between ten and 13 fouls per match against a season average of 12.1.

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💰 West Ham v Liverpool Best Bets 

Liverpool’s dislike for the 12:30 kick-off slot might be well known, but this is a match that they should bounce back in.

Although results have been poor of late, Klopp’s side are still creating goalscoring chances and with Diogo Jota likely to come back into the starting XI, this is a game Liverpool can win at 1.55 with bet365.

The Hammers are in a genuine slump at present, and having lost three of their last four by multiple goals, backing Liverpool (-1) at 2.3 with Betfair also appeals.

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* I recommend waiting for confirmed team line-ups before placing any bets.

* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.

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