West Ham – Tottenham SOCCER PICKS
West Ham and Tottenham meet at the Olympic Stadium in London, in a game for the last 16 of the League Cup. The recent history of direct confrontations between the two teams favors Tottenham: in the 10 previous matches, by several competitions, the visiting team won 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.
West Ham United:
West Ham United leaves for this match with a draw, by 1-1, on the move to the Leicester field: the only goal of the team was scored by Balbuena. It should be noted that the home team occupies the 13th position of the English championship, with 8 points scored. To reach this phase of the League Cup, the locals won at Wimbledom and Macclesfield.
When analyzing the 10 games played at home, it is possible to verify that West Ham United scored on average 1.9 goals and suffered on average 1 goal per game, thus exhibiting quality in both sectors. It should be noted that 50% of these games ended with more than 2.5 Goals in the final score.
The club of the house usually acts in a 4-3-3, privileging a style of game of constant transitions, in which the three most advanced players are Felipe Anderson, Chicharito and Diangana. One of the weaknesses of the local team is in the way he defends the set pieces. Coach Manuel Pellegrini will not be able to count on Reid, Lanzini, Wilshere, Carlos Sanchez, Carroll and Yarmolenko, for being injured.
Tottenham Hotspur:
The Tottenham enters this unmotivated day, after a rebuff, by 0-1, in the reception to Manchester City, registering the second meeting followed without winning in official games. It should be noted that visitors occupy the fifth position of the English championship, with 21 points won. To reach this phase of the League Cup, visitors eliminated Watford.
In the 10 games played in this condition the team from London scored on average 1.4 goals and suffered on average 1.4 goals per game, demonstrating competition in the offensive sector, but also great difficulties in sustaining the attack of the rivals. 60% of the games mentioned above ended with More than 2.5 Goals in the final score.
The Tottenham usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three players responsible for throwing the panic in the defensive opponent are Kane, Lamela and Lucas Mouras. So, despite playing away from home, we believe that Tottenham will adopt a more offensive stance, taking into account that it presents more individual and collective quality. For this match the visiting coach can not count on Vertonghen and Janssen.
