Arsenal hosts West Ham United in round 17 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 15th at Emirates Stadium (London)
Mikel Arteta's team is in 6th place in the standings with 26 points. After 16 rounds, Arsenal has eight victories, two draws, and six defeats. The Gunners have stalled in recent rounds due to a streak of away failures. In three consecutive away matches, the Red-Whites did not score even one point, losing to Liverpool (4-0), Manchester United (3-2), and Everton (2-1). At the same time, Arteta’s men share the lead with Manchester City in terms of the number of points scored at home. Arsenal gained 19 points in eight matches at the Emirates Stadium. On December 11, the Gunners dealt with Southampton at home (3-0). The goals of Alexandre Lacazette, Kieran Tierney, and Gabriel brought Arteta's team their first major victory in the current Premier League.
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David Moyes's team is in 4th position in the Premier League standings with 27 points after 15 rounds. West Ham gained eight victories and three draws and suffered four losses. The Hammers are still holding their positions, despite their participation in three tournaments. They are among the top four teams of the Premier League and are waiting for the League Cup quarterfinal match against Tottenham. Also, the players of Moyes showed great results in the Europa League group stage, securing the 1st place in Group H and a ticket to the 1/8 finals of the tournament ahead of schedule. But the hard calendar of the Hammers is having its effect on their performances in the championship. In the last five rounds, West Ham beat only Chelsea (3-2) and scored only five points. On December 12, the Irons tied against Burnley away (0-0).
Arsenal has good statistics of head-to-head matches against West Ham in the Premier League. In 11 games, the Gunners gained seven victories and three draws, and the only defeat happened on the Hammers’ pitch in January 2019 (1-0). In addition, Arsenal has beaten West Ham in five home games in a row. In the 2020/21 season, the teams played two matches in the Premier League. On 19 September last year, the Gunners achieved a 2-1 home win. The match on the Irons’ pitch on March 21 ended in a 3-3 draw. Head-to-head matches of these teams often ended with high production. Five out of seven last games ended with an exchange of goals and Over 2.5 goals scored. A repeat of this outcome is very likely. Four out of five previous games of Arsenal in the Premier League ended with at least three goals scored, and the Hammers had such an outcome in four out of seven matches. In addition, the visitors have a lot of injured defenders, and it will probably have an effect on production.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
