West Ham v Liverpool Match Result
Liverpool are enormous favourites to win this Premier League match and the football betting sites give them an enormous probability of winning this encounter. The stats point to an away win, with the Reds having won twelve of their sixteen games at the time of writing. They are unbeaten on the road, with six victories and two draws on the road.
The Merseyside team average nearly three goals per away game and they boosted this particular tally when putting Tottenham to the sword when landing a 6-3 scoreline. They were largely dominant against Spurs and punters will be looking to put Liverpool into accumulators considering that they have largely been a safe pick as far as multiple bets are concerned this term.
There are alternatives to simply backing Liverpool to win the game. They have conceded eleven times in their eight away matches and there is going to be squad rotation which might mean that West Ham can score at least one goal. Therefore, a bet on the Reds to win and BTTS Yes is available at a sizeable price.
As for the other two potential outcomes on the Full-Time Result market, the draw is something that West Ham would gladly take. At the time of writing, the Hammers have had consecutive draws against Bournemouth and Brighton after beating Wolves 2-1, so there will be some confidence that they can give a good account of themselves.
However, West Ham have won just five of their seventeen encounters in the top-flight this term and might be toppled quite easily here. It’s hard to see anything other than a visitors’ win and you could even choose the Asian Handicap option where Liverpool -1.5 could be worth taking.
Goals Under/Over
Over 2.5 Goals is a likely outcome according to the Premier League betting sites, with Liverpool clearly capable of covering that line on their own. The Reds are serious goal getters this season and that 6-3 victory saw Arne Slot’s side flex their attacking muscles, with goals coming from several departments in addition to the outstanding Mohamed Salah.
There have been thirty-three goals scored in eight Liverpool away matches which is an average of slightly more than four, with the visitors having been involved in a 3-3 draw at Newcastle which came after a 3-2 win at Southampton. There might be some defensive weakness within the team but the attack-minded approach is there for all to see.
West Ham aren’t quite firing on all cylinders and have just thirteen goals from nine home games this term, although they have managed to find the net in their previous six matches. They found the net twice when losing 5-2 at home to Arsenal before games against Leicester and Wolves also went over the 2.5 goals line.
BTTS
The bookies have seen some high-scoring Liverpool away encounters this term and the BTTS Yes outcome is trading at a fairly short price. It’s impossible to entertain any idea that the visitors will be unable to score considering their amazing goal rate on the road, so this very much comes down to whether West Ham are able to find the net.
At the time of writing, BTTS Yes has happened in the past three Liverpool games. It has also happened in the previous four Reds away games in the Premier League, with a 2-2 draw at Arsenal coming before those goalfests at St Mary’s, St James’ Park and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It's also worth noting that there are progressively more goals being scored in Liverpool away games as the season has worn on. Therefore, West Ham will at least feel confident that they can bag a goal and they did score two against Arsenal. As the home side, the onus will be on them to try to attack, even if they’re unlikely to have much of the ball.
In six of West Ham’s eight home matches this season, we’ve seen BTTS Yes happen and therefore we can be relatively confident that this outcome will happen. However, we would prefer to opt for Over 2.5 Goals.
First Goalscorer
Mohamed Salah could well have his most profitable season in front of goal for Liverpool. While the Egyptian’s future at Anfield is up in the air, there’s been everything to like about a player who has scored fifteen goals in the Premier League this term and he seems to have a handful of big chances in every clash.
Salah is pretty much the only forward in the attacking trident who is guaranteed to start in games such as this one, although Luis Diaz was at the double at Tottenham and has the potential to find the net, with Cody Gakpo potentially the other player operating in an advanced position and he could be each-way value.
It’s not out of the question that Dominik Szoboszlai will start to boost his goals tally and the Hungarian was playing in the number ten role at Tottenham, while Trent Alexander-Arnold is also dangerous when it comes to set-piece prowess and might rate as a value bet when it comes to a bigger priced player.
West Ham’s joy in front of goal might come from Jarrod Bowen, with the England man likely to give the opposition defence a few problems, with Mohammed Kudus having scored three times in six games recently.