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West Ham and Burnley play at Olympic Stadium in a 16th round Barclays Premier League duel. The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins in the last 3 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 02-05-2015, ended the victory of West Ham by (1-0). Although this is a game between 17th and 13th of the overall standings, it is actually a game between the 17th place in home games and the 20th as a visitor.
West ham
The home team is currently in 17th place with 13 points earned after 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost at home to Arsenal by (1-5). In the last match, he tied it out for Liverpool by (2-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 8 points in their stadium, with 7 goals scored and 14 conceded, against 5 points out, where they scored 10 goals and suffered 17. In the last 7 home games for the championship, the West Ham has 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, having won 8 points out of 21. In their home league games the most frequent marker in the break was 0-0 (4 out of 7 matches). The team allowed their opponents to score in 8 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to make it 8 out of the last 10 games in this competition. In 15 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to turn the score.
West Ham are back at home for the English Premier League, trying to rediscover the path of victory to ease the poor situation in the competition. In the last round, the team went to the home of Liverpool and in a very busy game, managed to leave there with the tie in 2×2, thus making it to their sixth straight game without a win. Before, the team had suffered a poor result by losing at home to Arsenal 1×5. After fifteen rounds, the club accumulate eight defeats, four draws and three wins, thus taking the seventeenth place in the table. For that game, the technician should keep the team in the 3-4-3.
Burnley
The visiting team is currently in 13th place with 17 points, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Stoke by (2-0). In the last match, won at home to Bournemouth by (3-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 1 point as a visitor and 16 points in their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 10 goals conceded at home, against 1 goal scored and 15 suffered as a visitor. In the league, Burnley had 1 point in 18 chances, after 1 draw and 5 losses in their last 6 away games.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 6 games outside of your stadium. The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, since 19 in 27 finished with More than 2.5 goals in the scoreboard. In 15 games in this competition, suffered the first goal 7 times and never managed to turn the score.
Burnley take the field for their tenth sixth English League game a little more relieved after coming back to win in the competition. In the last round, the team received Bournemouth at home and in a very busy game, managed to leave with the victory by 3×2, thus interrupting the terrible sequence of three consecutive defeats. Before, the team had gone to the home of Stoke and left there defeated by 2×0. After fifteen rounds, the club accumulate eight defeats, two draws and five wins, thus taking the thirteenth place in the table. For that match, the coach must keep the team in 4-4-2 or 4-5-1.
Prediction: under 3.5 goals @ 1.40