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Stockport vs West Ham Prediction & Betting tips
The third main round of this year’s FA Cup made some headlines again. In addition to a few surprises, the severely weakened teams due to the infection situation were also an issue several times. The current round will be concluded on Monday evening with a typical David versus Goliath duel. In Edgeley Park the blatant underdog Stockport and West Ham United face each other.
The only chance for the home side will be if the Hammers take the game lightly. However, David Moyes refrains from major experiments and nominated a very strong squad for the guest appearance. The game in Edgeley Park starts on Monday at 20:00 p.m.
Stockport :
“The Hatters” is the nickname for the Stockport County crew. The nickname should not be confused with “haters”, because the origin of the name is not from hatred, but from the hat industry based there. Accordingly, the Stockport players are considered the “hat makers”.
In the more than 100-year history of the club, the club was at home in paid English professional football for several years. In the meantime, the team even played in what was then the second division – comparable to today’s championship.
However, these successes are long ago, because the fifth-rate National League has been the home of the Hatters since the 2011/12 season. Year after year, the hoped-for return to the four-tier League Two was missed. Also this season, the team of head coach Jim Gannon will probably have nothing to do with the promotion.
The team is in fourth place in the table and has three catch-up games against leaders Torquay United, but the gap is already 14 points. The underdog’s top scorer is a certain John Rooney, the 30-year-old not only has a famous last name, but is actually the brother of Manchester legend Wayne Rooney.
While the top teams in English football only entered the FA Cup this weekend, the many amateur teams have long dreamed of such a career highlight. Stockport County had to survive two rounds and was able to surprisingly defeat the third division (League One) Rochdale AFC away.
West Ham :
The Hammers are playing stronger than they have been for a long time, and many experts saw David Moyes as the hottest candidate for the first coach release. The team from London currently has 26 points on their credit side after 17 match days, only in the 2014/15 season West Ham had even more points at the same time.
A little dreaming is even allowed, because shortly before the end of the first half of the season in the English House of Lords, West Ham is just three points behind the Champions League starting position four. With newly promoted West Bromwich Albion, Burnley FC and the derby against Crystal Palace, there are also three quite feasible tasks waiting for the Hammers in the next few weeks.
The team suffered their only defeat in the last six games shortly before Christmas in the derby against Chelsea (3-0). On the other hand, there are two wins and a total of three draws. The outstanding man of the last few weeks is the Czech Tomas Soucek, who is one of the nominees for the “December Game of the Month” award.
While almost all teams complain about the enormous stress this season and are happy to have a large squad available, West Ham has had to deal with two departures these days. Robert Snodgrass goes to promoted West Brom and the ex-Frankfurt Sebastian Haller was sold to Ajax Amsterdam quite surprisingly. It may now come to the Arnautovic comeback at the Hammers.
Slowly but surely, the Scot David Moyes no longer has many alternatives to offer without having to count on the U23. Arthur Masuaku is out for the guest appearance in Stockport, otherwise at least all of the squad players are available.
On the club’s own website, Moyes underlined the importance of the game and confirmed that he will not show any major rotation. Almost the entire squad consists of established forces and so the cup game should be a clear affair. At Stockport against West Ham, the tip on half time / final score 2/2 can be recommended.
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| Prediction: | Over 2,5 goals |
| Selection odds: | 1,60 |
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