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West Ham vs Southampton Prediction & Betting tips
A duel that is not about anything this weekend is the game between West Ham United and Southampton. Both clubs can play without pressure at the London Stadium and therefore it may still be an interesting game.
West Ham United:
Manuel Pellegrini will probably not end up in the left row with West Ham United and that is disappointing. West Ham United is eleventh in the Premier League and has four points less than Watford and Everton, while the lead over Crystal Palace is three points. In short: The Hammers will probably end the season in eleventh place, and West Ham United will have a mixed feeling about that. After 36 matches, The Hammers already have four points more than West Ham United had after 38 rounds, but more was expected from West Ham United.
However, injuries have put a spanner in the works at West Ham United, which has had to miss at least five players every weekend in recent months. Boys like Andriy Yarmolenko, Winston Reid and Manuel Lanzini are basically players at West Ham United but have been in the stands more than they have been on the pitch. Moreover, it is difficult to identify a culprit for all injuries at West Ham United – for example, Carlos Sánchez, Aaron Cresswell and Reid have all suffered from knee injuries and they are not caused by training too hard. However, the medical staff of West Ham United will have to be evaluated as well, because for the second year in a row West Ham United is suffering from a huge number of injuries.
Southampton:
Two games before the end, nothing is at stake for Southampton either and that is a major achievement by The Saints. To be honest, I don’t think Southampton, for example, has much better material than a Brighton or a Cardiff City, the two teams that are currently allowed to jointly determine which club is relegated to the Championship. At Southampton, however, there is some experience with players such as Shane Long, Ryan Bertrand and Charlie Austin. On top of that, the appointment of Ralph Hasenhüttl has brought about the necessary change at the Premier League club from the English coastal town.
Since last weekend, Southampton has been officially assured of another season of Premier League football. In the previous round, Southampton faced Bournemouth in-house and The Saints and The Cherries provided a show at St. Mary’s Stadium: 3-3. Southampton gave Bournemouth a 0-1 and a 2-3 lead and it is not the first time that The Saints give it away that way. In fact, Southampton already lost 27 points this season after it took the lead and no other Premier League club lost more points after a lead. Hasenhüttl has indicated that the last two Premier League matches will give preference to other players at Southampton. For example, goalkeeper Fraser Forster, often hailed in the past, is expected to return to basics at Boxing Day 2017 at The Saints.
West Ham vs Southampton head to head matches
27.12.18 PL Southampton West Ham 1 : 2
31.03.18 PL West Ham Southampton 3 : 0
19.08.17 PL Southampton West Ham 3 : 2
04.02.17 PL Southampton West Ham 1 : 3
25.09.16 PL West Ham Southampton 0 : 3