LiontipsWest Ham vs Norwich City. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (January 12, 2022).
Command Analysis
West Ham are enjoying a great season.They had a confident start in the League Cup and knocked Manchester United and Manchester City out of the tournament. However, the Hammers didn't make it past Tottenham (1:2).
The Londoners were excellent in the Europa League and finished the group stage of the tournament on top of their group, thus advancing to the knockouts. West Ham netted 11 goals in six matches.
David Moyes' men are 5th in the Premier League table with 34 points from ten victories and four draws. After a five-game winless streak, the hosts defeated Crystal Palace (3:2) and Watford (4:1). West Ham can boast one of the best attacks in the Premier League - they scored 37 goals in 20 games.
Ogbonna, Zouma, Cresswell, Coufal, and Benrahma are all currently unavailable for the hosts.
In the last season, Norwich City won the Championship and thus returned to the Premier League. But so far they are having a difficult time in the elite. Dean Smith's charges started the season with six defeats in a row, and after 19 rounds of games, they have only 10 points from two victories and four draws. With these results, Norwich sit bottom of the Premier League table.
In the last matches, the Canaries suffered crushing defeats to Arsenal (0:5) and Crystal Palace (0:3). The visitors scored only 8 goals in 19 games and conceded 42, which is the worst performance in the league.
In the League Cup, Norwich crushed Bornemouth (6:0) in the first round, but suffered a defeat to Liverpool in the next match (0:3) - the Reds left Norwich no chance.
Omobamidele, Rowe, Rupp, Zimmermann, Gilmour and Cantwell have been ruled out of this fixture.
Trends
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 2 of the last 4 head-to-head games, goals were scored in both halves.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet won in 3 of West Ham's last 6 games.
СтавкаCorrect score 2:0
The hosts won the last 2 head-to-head games.
СтавкаYellow cards: total under 3.5
This bet won in 3 of West Ham's last 6 games.
Tip and bets
The hosts are head and shoulders above the Canaries in terms of quality of their performance. Norwich are weakened by injuries and illness, so it will be very hard for them to put up a fight.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1.5) to West Ham
We expect the visitors to do every thing possible to avoid crushing defeat. In 3 of the last 6 head-to-head matches, the Londoners won by a margin of two goals, and we believe that we will see a similar result in this game, too.
Second wager - West Ham to win by 2 goals
