The Premier League action continues this week and on the 30th of December we have a meeting between West Ham United and Brentford.
This match will be played at the London Stadium and the hosts begin this round of fixtures on 14 points and close to the relegation zone while the visitors have 20 points to their name and sit in midtable.
West Ham United come into the match on the back of a 3-1 defeat at league leaders Arsenal. The Hammers opened the scoring in the 27th minute from the penalty spot and West Ham United led at half-time.
Arsenal came out strongly in the second half and within 13 minutes of the restart scored 2 goals to take the lead. West Ham United had no answer and Arsenal extended their lead with a third goal in the 69th minute.
That result means West Ham United have lost their last 4 Premier League fixtures. The defeats have come away to Manchester United and Arsenal plus at home against Crystal Palace and Leicester City.
Trends show West Ham United have recorded only 1 win from their 8 most recent games in the Premier League.
Home form shows West Ham United have won 3 of their last 11 league games. They have lost each of their last 2 league matches on home soil but have managed to find the back of the net at least once in 5 of their last 6 home Premier League fixtures.
Brentford make the short journey to the London Stadium having been held to a 2-2 draw at home by Tottenham Hotspur on Boxing Day.
Having opened the scoring in the 15th minute, Brentford doubled their advantage 9 minutes into the second half and looked good to take maximum points.
However, Spurs got a goal back in the 65th minute and scored the equaliser 19 minutes from time.
Having given up a 2 goal lead in that game, Brentford have recorded only 1 win from their 6 most recent Premier League matches. In fact, Brentford have won only 2 of their last 10 Premier League fixtures.
Away form in the league shows The Bees have won just 1 of their last 8 away Premier League matches. Trends show both teams have scored in 7 of their last 9 away trips in the league.
Team news and West Ham United are expected to be without the injured duo of Kurt Zouma and Maxwel Cornet. Gianluca Scamacca and Nayef Aguerd are both doubts.
Brentford continue without the injured quartet of Shandon Baptiste, Kristoffer Ajer, Aaron Hickey, and Thomas Strakosha.
Both teams have been struggling to win recent games in the Premier League, with just 3 wins between them in their last 16 league games combined. Therefore, we expect the match to end level and for both teams to find the back of the net.