West Ham desperately seeking to end two-match winless streak against Southampton
West Ham vs Southampton - 26/12/2021
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West Ham host Southampton on Boxing Day and the Hammers are desperately in need of a win. David Moyes’ team is fifth in the Premier League standings. They are winless in two straight matches and four points separate the Hammers from fourth-place Arsenal.
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton are winless in six straight league matches. Six points separate Southampton from the relegation zone. Like West Ham, Southampton desperately need to pick up a win. Three points would significantly help Southampton in their fight against relegation.
Eight straight matches between West Ham and Southampton ended without wins for the Saints. The Hammers are unbeaten in eight straight matches in the Premier League versus Southampton with six wins and two draws.
West Ham are not in form going into matchday 19. They took a mere five points from the last 18 points available in the Premier League. Making West Ham’s form issues even more worrying was their 2-1 Carabao Cup quarterfinal loss to Tottenham Hotspur in midweek.
The Hammers were –3 in goal difference across their last six matches. They allowed eight goals and scored five times during those six matches.
Southampton are at the bottom of the Premier League form table going into the match. They took just three points from the last 18 points available. They posted a –8-goal difference across those six matches with 14 goals against and six for.
As it stands, West Ham manager Moyes could be without five players. Michail Antonio is suffering from an illness currently. Defender Kurt Zouma and defender Vladimir Coufal are both ruled out due to injury. Fellow defenders Angelo Ogbonna and Aaron Cresswell are both ruled out for now with injury.
Hasenhuttl has five players on the injury list ahead of Boxing Day’s clash at the London Stadium. Alex McCarthy has a thigh injury and is ruled out of the match. Forward Che Adams is also ruled out due to an injury.
Southampton manager Hasenhuttl could have the trio of Stuart Armstrong, Adam Armstrong, and Fraser Forster back from their respective injuries for the post-Christmas match.
Eight of the last 11 matches between Southampton and West Ham finished with over 2.5 goals scored. Sunday’s match should see the two rivals combine for more than 2.5 goals as West Ham remain unbeaten versus the Saints.
West Ham are undefeated in eight straight matches with six of those games ending in wins. The Hammers should claim another win and resurrect their form against a Southampton team that hasn’t won in six straight league matches.
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coef.
EPL
463717
1
2 - 1
2.72
9°
1.70
1.70
4.00
4.50
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no
no
2 - 3(0 - 1)
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