West Ham vs Chelsea prediction and betting tips on September 21, 2024
Game Prediction
A match between West Ham and Chelsea will take place in the 5th round of the English Premier League on September 21, 2024. The hosts will try to achieve a good result against the neighbouring giant.
West Ham vs Chelsea: key statistics and trends
- West Ham has won twice in 3 previous matches.
- Chelsea has won only 2 out of 8 games.
- The most common score between the clubs is a 1-0 result in favour of Chelsea (7 times).
- West Ham has scored at least once in 12 previous confrontations.
- West Ham wins the first half in 29% of matches, Chelsea – in 37% of struggles.
Our prediction for the match West Ham vs Chelsea
“The Hammers” finished in the previous Premier League cycle in 9th place. It is not the worst result, but the club decided to say goodbye to Moyes (despite the fact that it was David who brought the project an international tournament, winning the Conference League in 2023). As for Pochettino, the specialist spent only a season in London. He raised “the Aristocrats” to 6th place, but that was not enough for the ambitious employers of the Argentine mentor.
Mauricio was replaced by Maresca. Enzo directly said that there were too many players in the squad, and he could not fully train them all. Nevertheless, the club, having sold or released someone unnecessary, signed someone new. Joao Felix came to replace Gallagher from Madrid, although in fact the team wanted to take Omorodion from Atletico. And, having loaned Sterling to Arsenal, it “picked up” Jadon Sancho. Generally speaking, the things did not become easier for the Italian mentor. Lopetegui headed “the Hammers”. And this London club was also active in the market: the management signed many new players – Summerville and Kilman, Luis Guilherme and Guido Rodriguez, Füllkrug and Todibo, Soler and Wan-Bissaka. On the other hand, they had to say goodbye to a number of notable players: Zouma, Aguerd, Cornet and even Ward-Prowse.
At the start of the season, “the Hammers” alternated victories (against Crystal Palace and, if we take into account the League Cup, against Bournemouth) and defeats (made by strong opponents, Aston Villa and Manchester City). Speaking about September, there happened a failure in the struggle with Fulham. As for “the Blues”, they are no less feverish: Servette was overcome in the Conference League qualification due to the fact that the team scored 1 goal more (a 1-2 misfire in Switzerland after a 2-0 success at the home arena). In the Premier League, there had been an unavoidable defeat to Manchester City and then only a 1-1 draw in the meeting with Crystal Palace before a 6-2 victory over Wolverhampton. The grandee played with Bournemouth in September and snatched victory due to a late goal scored by substitute Nkunku.
West Ham vs Chelsea: possible starting line-ups
West Ham (possible line-up): Areola – Emerson, Kilman, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka – Alvarez, Rodriguez, Kudus, Lucas Paquetá, Bowen – Antonio.
Chelsea (possible line-up): Sanchez – Cucurella, Colwell, Fofana, Gusto – Fernandez, Caicedo, Palmer, Neto, Madueke – Jackson.
Previous head-to-head matches: West Ham vs Chelsea
The opponents exchanged confident home victories in the previous cycle.
Free prediction for the match West Ham vs Chelsea
The guests are considered the favourites of the following battle, but both clubs are just searching for their game. We bet on “total: under 3.5” (odd: 1.63).