Prediction: Brentford vs West Ham

Verdict: West Ham to score in 1st Half

Best odds: 2.19

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Brentford are looking to build up on the latest results with another win at home against West Ham. The match will be played in London at Brentford Community Stadium, leaving the visitors to embark on a short trip. More than 30,000 fans are expected to be in the stands.

Brentford

Brentford seem to have left behind the very poor start of the season. The Bees looked incredibly sharp in their last 2 matches. A convincing home win against Burnley (3-0) was followed by a shock win at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea (2-0). Thomas Franck’s players are 1 point behind West Ham and have a good chance to overtake them in the table position. The Bees pulled their 1st victory of the season at Brentford Community Stadium hammering the newly promoted Burnley. Mbeumo & Co controlled the match from start to finish creating many chances to score (23 goal attempts), winning 3-0 at the end.

The hosts built up momentum by showing resilience last week at Stamford Bridge. Brentford surprisingly scored 2 goals in the 2nd half winning the much-needed 3 points, despite Chelsea dominating the match from start to finish. Brentford vs West Ham is an all-or-nothing game with only 1 in 5 matches ending undecided. Thomas Franck’s players will try to repeat the 2-0 home win from the end of last season.

Team News

Brentford recovery room is getting full. Damsgaards (knock), Dasilva (tight injury), Henry (knee) and Schade are all out of the squad. Ivan Toney is still suspended due to breaching the gambling FA rules.

Maupay is expected to start as a striker being baked by the in-form Mbeumo from the right and Wissa from the left. Collins and Pinnock will partner again in the centre back line with Janelt and Ajer covering the flanks. Norgaard, Onyeka and Jensen will hold the midfield, looking to stop West Ham’s attacks.

West Ham

West Ham is finding life difficult these days, fighting many hard battles in different competitions. The Hammers lost 4 of their last 3 competitive games after an exceptional start to the season. Antonio & Co suffered only 2 defeats in the first 11 matches, a series of results that is matched only by top teams. However, the visitor’s 4-1 heavy defeat away at Aston Villa was followed by a midweek disappointing trip to Greece losing 2-1 with Olympiacos in the Europa League. The icing on the cake was the last-round poor home display with Everton that saw the Toffees bagging all the points (0-1 final score). West Ham showed some signs of recovery midweek, winning against Arsenal in the EFL Cup (3-1).

It seems like David Moyes’s players are suffering from fatigue. The majority of West Ham players had no rest at all, being involved as well in the international break action with the National teams. The visitors slipped in the table, sitting 9th with 14 points from 10 games. West Ham squad is lacking depth, finding it difficult to compete at the highest level in many competitions at the same time. The Hammers dominated possession creating more chances to score against Everton but the lack of fresh legs was very obvious in the 2nd half when errors accumulated culminating with Everton scoring the only goal of the match.

Team News

David Moyes has all of his squad fit and ready to face Brentford.

The Scottish manager will look to line up his most fresh players which could bring a much-needed win. Antonio is expected to lead the attack with Bowen, Paqueta and Kudus backing the Jamaican striker to score. Kourt Zouma and Aguerd will have a difficult task stopping Brentford’s attacks. Ward Prowse and Alvarez will be looking to control the midfield and stop Brentford’s build-up.

Key factors to consider

• Brentford won the last 2 matches without conceding a goal.
• The Bees pulled a surprise win at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea (2-0).
• Thomas Franck’s players won only one game at Bramall Lane in this season of the Premier League.
• Brentford vs West Ham’s record is still undecided with each team recording 4 wins and a 9th match ending in a draw.
• West Ham won just 1 of their last 5 competitive matches (W1D1L3).
• The Hammers bounced back midweek defeating Arsenal in the EFL Cup.

Conclusion

Brentford are in top form when they will take on West Ham. Both teams have a lot of quality upfront so we can expect an open match with many goals being scored. The current Conference League winners knocked out Arsenal from the EFL Cup, a result they will try to replicate at Brentford Community Stadium.

Verdict: West Ham to score in 1st Half

Best odds: 2.19

Bookmaker: Zetbet