West Ham United and West Bromwich Albion meet at London Stadium, in a match for the 18th round of the Premier League. The record of direct confrontations played in this stadium indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 victory for each team in the last 3 matches. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 25-01-2020, for the FA Cup, which ended with West Bromwich Albion’s victory (0-1). C. Townsend (9 ‘) scored the only goal of the match.
West Ham:
The home team disputes against West Bromwich Albion a match of matchday 18, which had been postponed, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in their league matches so far. For the championship, West Ham United won 15 points out of 27 possible, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 games they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (4 out of 9 matches). His attack has scored regularly, since he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 12 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (61’ ‑ 75 ‘).
West Ham are motivated for this game after a 1-0 home win against Burnley: Antonio, in the 9th minute, scored what would be the only goal of the game. The home team must play in a 4-3-3 tactical system, to try to take advantage of the quick transitions, through the wings. In this tactical arrangement, the three most advanced men will be Pablo Fornals, Michail Antonio and Jarrod Bowen. Therefore, West Ham is expected to adopt a more offensive stance, taking into account the lack of quality of the “enemy” it will receive. Coach David Moyes should have only one absence for this game, due to injury: Arthur Masuaku.
West Bromwich:
The visiting team disputes against West Ham United a match of matchday 18 that had been postponed, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses in their league matches so far. In their last 9 away matches for the championship, West Bromwich Albion has recorded 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses, for which they have won 6 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (4 out of 9 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that tends to score first few times: it only opened the scoring in 4 of its last 18 Premier League games, of these 4 it reached the break in lead in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 18 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and never got the comeback.
West Bromwich are motivated for this performance after a 2-3 away win at the Wolverhampton stadium: Mateus Pereira and Ajayi scored the goals of the change of course on the scoreboard. As the “enemy” of this day, the visiting team must play in a 4-3-3 tactical system, with the aim of trying to take advantage of counterattacks. In this picture, the three players who will occupy more advanced positions are Kamil Grosicki, Callum Robinson and Robert Snodgrass. One of the great peculiarities of the visiting team is the way they know how to take advantage of aerial football. Coach Sam Allardyce should have all the players at his disposal for this game.
