West Ham v Arsenal Match Result

Arsenal are big favourites to win this Saturday teatime fixture and the Premier League betting odds imply that they are likely to claim three points at the London Stadium. Having beaten Nottingham Forest 3-0, the Gunners will be confident although they will have had to face Sporting CP in the Champions League ahead of this clash.

The other fact is that the visitors have landed just two victories from their six away games this term, with Arsenal securing early season wins away to Aston Villa and Tottenham. Since then, it has been two draws (Manchester City and Chelsea) and two defeats (Bournemouth and Newcastle).

Therefore, you could argue that Arsenal are not banker material for the victory despite completely dominating last weekend’s match against Nottingham Forest where Mikel Arteta’s side registered seven shots on target compared to their opponents failing to trouble the goal on one occasion.

Martin Odegaard clearly makes Arsenal a better team and the Norwegian is back up and running for the north London side, with Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice all being rested last weekend and the latter will return to his former club.

As for West Ham, some might argue that they are decent value to win. Perhaps the team are starting to click after that win at Newcastle, with the Hammers unbeaten in their previous three home encounters. They beat Ipswich Town 4-1 on 5 October before a 2-1 success against Manchester United, while they were then held to a goalless draw against Everton.

Consider the draw as a possible outcome and it’s a result which would please West Ham supporters as the team look to build on that 2-0 win against Newcastle, although the home side have lost 50% of their games at the London Stadium this term.

Goals Under/Over

The bookies are undecided over whether there will be more than two goals scored at the London Stadium. The Over 2.5 Goals quote is slight favourite and there has been an average of three per West Ham home game this term, with the Hammers having scored eight times and conceded on ten occasions.

As for Arsenal away games, they are averaging one goal per away game and the same applies to the number of goals they are conceding. We know that Mikel Arteta has a solid defence which includes Gabriel and William Saliba operating in front of David Raya, with Declan Rice and Thomas Partey likely to start and they can offer a robust shield.

Arsenal will want to go back to basics in this game and we would favour a bet on Under 2.5 Goals which still covers winning scorelines for the Gunners such as 1-0 and 2-0. It also includes similar wins for West Ham along with a 0-0 and 1-1 draw.

BTTS

In a similar way to the Total Goals market, the BTTS Yes selection is trading at a slightly shorter price than BTTS No. The previous three West Ham matches have seen the latter happen, although four of the Hammers’ six matches at the London Stadium have witnessed both teams finding the net.

Arsenal’s recent matches have been littered with BTTS No outcomes. Aside from 1-1 draw at Chelsea, there has been a spate of BTTS No matches and this is a game where Mikel Arteta will want to make sure they are rock solid before finding a way to win the match.

We think that there’s potential in going for the Gunners to land a victory along with BTTS No, with Arsenal adept at edging opponents and we can’t get away from the fact that they kept Nottingham Forest so quiet last weekend. The visitors have a full squad to pick from and that increases their chance of keeping a clean sheet.

First Goalscorer

Bukayo Saka broke the deadlock against Nottingham Forest and looks the best pick to score the first goal of this game. The Arsenal winger is likely to be on penalties and provides a cutting edge from that right-sided position, with Kai Havertz likely to operate in the centre forward position depending on how things turn out in the Champions League.

Martin Odegaard is yet to find the net for the Gunners this season but it shouldn’t be forgotten that the midfielder was able to score twelve goals last term, while Gabriel Martinelli is likely to be preferred over Leandro Trossard and he is capable of finding the net.

There is also the chance to back central defender Gabriel to score the opener and the Brazilian will offer a lively threat from corners, with the player having already found the net away to Tottenham and Manchester City.

As far as West Ham is concerned, Jarrod Bowen has a healthy four goals to his name already this season and the forward could be the player most likely to find the net for the home side, with Tomas Soucek having the ability to find the net aerially.

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