West Ham Need to Take Something from Southampton to Guarantee Europa League Football
West Ham vs Southampton - 23/05/2021
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The meeting between West Ham United and Southampton is one of the matches in the Premier League on Sunday that has something riding on the outcome.
The game will be played at the London Stadium and West Ham United begin the weekend in 6th place on 62 points while the visitors are in 14th place on 43 points. A point for West Ham United will be good enough to see them qualify for the Europa League.
The Hammers come into the match having picked up a crucial 3-1 win at West Bromwich Albion last time out. West Ham fell behind midway through the first half but scored the equalising goal just before half-time.
Two goals late in the game sealed an important 3 points for West Ham as they aim to finish in 6th place.
The result means West Ham are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 league games. They have picked up victories at West Bromwich Albion plus a draw against Brighton away.
Home form in the Premier League shows West Ham have lost each of their last 2 games against Everton and Chelsea but have enjoyed some good wins over Tottenham Hotspur, Leeds United, and Leicester City.
Trends show West Ham have been struggling at home defensively in recent matches and they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their 4 most recent home Premier League fixtures.
However, West Ham have scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their last 7 league matches at the London Stadium.
Southampton make the trip to London having lost 2-0 at home to Leeds United in midweek. It was a third successive home Premier League game for Southampton and they won the previous two against Crystal Palace and Fulham, scoring 3 goals in both matches.
Away form has been extremely disappointing and Southampton have lost 9 of their last 10 away Premier League games. In fact, The Saints have picked up just a single victory from their 12 most recent away league matches, which is a poor record.
Southampton have lost each of their last 4 away games and they have conceded 2 or more goals in 8 of their last 10 matches on the road.
Looking ahead to be team news and West Ham United have doubts over the fitness of Manuel Lanzini, Arthur Masuaku, and Lukasz Fabianski.
Southampton will definitely be without the injured trio of William Smallbone, Ryan Bertrand, and Oriol Romeu. Jan Bednarek and Che Adams are doubts and unlikely to be risked unless 100% fit.
West Ham United will be desperate to take maximum points to secure their place in the Europa League for next season.
Southampton have nothing to play for, which may make them dangerous opponents but their away form has been so poor this season, they are unlikely to win this game.
We expect to see West Ham take maximum points and score 2 or more goals to secure European football.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
472826
1
2 - 0
2.01
12°
1.78
1.78
3.90
4.60
1
-1
-1
3 - 0(2 - 0)
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