West Ham United and Watford meet at Olympic Stadium, in a match for the 36 th round of the Premier League. West Ham United won by (1‑3) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 24‑08‑2019. The record of direct confrontations at this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches has won 2 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 22‑12‑2018, in a match for the Premier League that ended with the victory of Watford by (0‑2). T. Deeney (30 ‘) and Deulofeu (87’) scored the match goals for Watford. Watford present considerable differences in their results at home and away, so the home factor may be decisive in this match.
West Ham United :
After 7 wins, 6 draws and 16 losses, the home team is currently in 16th position, with 27 points won. In their last match, they lost to Arsenal by (1‑0), after in the previous match they had won (3‑1) at home, in a match against Southampton. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses as a visitor, with 10 goals scored and 26 suffered; against 4 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats in his stadium, with 23 goals scored and 27 suffered. For the championship, West Ham United conquered 9 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in the last 10 games played in their stadium. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 14 of the last 14 matches they have played in this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 29 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and never got the comeback.
West Ham United comes to this game motivated, after winning 0-4 on the visit to Norwich, returning to the triumphs after two consecutive days without winning the Premier League: Michail Antonio was the great hero, scoring all four goals of the match. It should be noted that the locals need to win to ensure maintenance in this division. Coach David Moyes will most likely keep the team at 4-3-3, favoring possession maintenance and organized attacks: Mark Noble is the main organizer of the game, owning high pass quality and game vision . Michail Antonio is West Ham United’s top scorer with eight goals scored. Absent from this game will be Snodgrass and Anderson, both injured.
Watford :
The visiting team is currently in 17th position, with 27 points won, after 6 wins, 9 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Liverpool by (3‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match to Crystal Palace, by (1‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Watford conquered 8 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats in the last 10 games that he played as a visitor. In their away matches for the league the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑1 (6 in 14 matches). His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 15 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 29 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Watford comes into this game motivated, after adding another league victory, this time against Newcastle, 2-1: Deeney scored both penalty goals. In this difficult match, coach Nigel Pearson must maintain the usual 4-3-3, with Deeney being the offensive reference for the visiting team: this player is Watford’s top scorer, with 8 goals scored. It must be remembered that the visiting club has several weaknesses in the most offensive sector when playing away from home: it scored an average of 0.65 goals per game. For this game the coach cannot count on Deulofeu, Janmaat and Success, all with physical problems.
