West Ham United VS Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Prediction
2020-06-20
17:30:00
West Ham United
VS
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Our Prediction Tip
Wolverhampton Wanderers will win this match.
2020-06-2017:30:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers will win this match.
Since promotion back to the Premier League in 2018, Wolves have won three from three against West Ham and kept clean sheets in each of those matches. They won 1-0 and 3-0 last season, and in December added a 2-0 home win to that record. Leander Dendoncker and Patrick Cutrone were their goalscorers on that occasion.
West Ham United have struggled this season and were dropping towards the relegation places with alarming speed before the season halted.
One win in ten games is a dreadful record and the unexpected break could not have come at a better time for the Hammers.
It has given them chance to get players back to fitness, however, and they look a stronger team on paper now as a result.
Nevertheless, Wolves have been impressive again this season and with no injury concerns anyway, they can get back on course for European qualification.
Their possession football and tight defence has put them among the big boys since their return to the Premier League and there looks a world of difference between these teams at the moment.
Wolves have not even conceded a goal against West Ham since reaching the Premier League again in 2018, winning all three games to nil.
West Ham have attacking options – Andriy Yarmolenko is fit again and Jarrod Bowen had just broken into the team before the break – but the Hammers have still lacked form all season.
Wolves are tricky to beat at the best of times and the rest would have done them good too after a busy campaign with Europa League football and a small squad.
Wolves are favourites for this game and realistically need to win to ensure they can continue the hunt for European qualification.
Wolves are favourites to beat West Ham and can be backed at 23/20 with Betfair and Betway to claim all three points.
They have not conceded a goal against West Ham since returning to the Premier League and a Wolves win to nil returns a best price of 11/4 with Betfair.
You can bet against both teams to score at a best price of 21/20 with 888sport, meanwhile.
Raul Jimenez has led their line again this season and he is 7/5 with Ladbrokes to score at any time.
Wolves have three wins and no goals conceded against West Ham since returning to the top flight and there is no reason to believe they can not extend that record in this game.
Angelo Ogbonna lacks fitness but West Ham are otherwise at full strength for this one with a number of long-term absentees back in contention. Thomas Soucek is available too, having extended his loan deal.
Jarrod Bowen – The new signing was eagerly anticipated by the Hammers’ faithful and he made a mark on his first start with a goal against Southampton in West Ham’s last win.
Sebastien Haller – The big striker scored in that win against Southampton – his seventh goal of a hit-and-miss debut season.
Michail Antonio – Pace, power, physicality – when he ticks in attack, it is easy to see why he poses such a danger.
West Ham won just one of their ten previous matches before the season paused. Jarrod Bowen, Sebastien Haller and Michail Antonio all netted in that 3-1 win against Southampton, but the Hammers signed off with a 1-0 loss to Arsenal the following week.
Nuno Espirito Santo has no injury concerns ahead of the Premier League’s return.
Raul Jimenez – Well set to be the club’s top Premier League scorer for a second consecutive season, having hit 13 goals before the break.
Adama Traore – Just four goals to his name but the pacey winger’s showreel includes his match-winning performance against Manchester City.
Diogo Jota – Most of his goals have come in Europe, but his attacking record has still earned a senior Portugal call-up and kept Pedro Neto sidelined.
Wolves lost just one of their eight previous matches before lockdown – the loss against Espanyol not stopping a comfortable aggregate win in the Europa League. Their last two matches ended in draws, however – a stalemate against Brighton and a 1-1 in Olympiakos. Pedro Neto score in the latter.
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