Matchday 19 of the Premier League will see West Ham take on Liverpool on December 29 at the London Stadium. West Ham vs. Liverpool: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Matches – 15 (Premier League, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 57;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 40%.
Predicted lineups for West Ham vs. Liverpool
West Ham (4-1-4-1): Lukasz Fabianski – Konstantinos Mavropanos, Max Kilman, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Emerson Palmieri – Guido Rodriguez – Tomas Soucek, Carlos Soler, Mohammed Kudus, Jarrod Bowen – Niclas Fullkrug.
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson Becker – Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson, Joseph Gomez – Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones – Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez.
Each team's starting lineup from their previous match in this tournament is listed.
West Ham
The Londoners have managed to avoid defeat in four consecutive Premier League matches for the first time this season. The team capitalized on a favorable schedule, beating relegation candidates Wolverhampton (2-1) and Southampton (1-0), and drawing with Bournemouth and Brighton (both 1-1). This has lifted them to 13th place, and they are now closer to the European competition spots (6 points away) than the relegation zone (9 points away).
Midfielders Guido Rodriguez and Tomas Soucek will miss the match due to yellow card suspensions.
- No more than three goals have been scored in 8 of West Ham's last 10 Premier League matches.
- Both teams have scored in 5 of the club's last 6 league games.
- The Londoners have won only one first half in their last 10 home Premier League matches (5 draws and 4 losses).
Liverpool
Arne Slot's side is on a 13-match unbeaten streak in the league (10 wins and 3 draws). The team has pulled 7 points clear of their nearest rival and has a game in hand. Liverpool has also become the league's top scorers with 40 goals, surpassing Tottenham and Chelsea. They achieved this by scoring 9 goals in their last two victories: a 6-3 away win against Tottenham and a 3-1 home comeback against Leicester.
Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai will not play due to suspension.
- At least 4 goals were scored in 5 of Liverpool's last 6 Premier League matches.
- Liverpool scored exactly two or three goals in 9 of their last 10 league games.
- Both teams have scored in 8 of the club's last 10 Premier League matches.
West Ham vs. Liverpool: Match Prediction
In the last 8 years, the Londoners have beaten Liverpool only once in the Premier League (3 draws and 12 losses). Given the current form of the visitors, the hosts are likely to lose again, but the match should be high-scoring. Notably, in the last 15 head-to-head meetings at West Ham's ground in the Premier League, the opponents have scored at least three goals 12 times, with both teams scoring in 11 of the last 14 encounters at this stadium in the league.
Similarly, at least three goals have been scored in 9 of West Ham's last 11 home Premier League matches and 8 of Liverpool's last 10 away league games. Liverpool is in such good form that they can afford to let the opponent score, while responding with two or three goals themselves. Arne Slot's side is unbeaten in their last 10 away league matches (6 wins and 4 draws), and in this run, they have scored less than two goals only once. Although the Londoners have avoided defeat in 5 of their last 6 home Premier League matches, they have only picked up points against clubs not in the top half of the table. Against teams representing the Premier League in European competitions this season, West Ham has only lost at home in this league campaign: Aston Villa (1-2), Manchester City (1-3), Chelsea (0-3), and Arsenal (2-5).
My prediction: Away win and Total over 2.5 goals
