West Ham United hosts Norwich City in round 18 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 12th at Olympic Stadium (London)
West Ham earned six points in the last two rounds, which allowed them to re-engage in the fight for 4th place in the standings. Let me remind you that the Hammers are now in 5th position with 34 points in their assets. The gap to the 4th Arsenal is only one point. If the Irons beat Norwich, they will move up to the 3rd position. In the current season, West Ham is among the top four teams in terms of points scored on foreign pitches (20 in 11 games). But the Hammers do not look so confident at their native stadium: four victories, two draws, and three defeats with a goal difference of 18-15. 14 points were earned in nine home matches. It is noteworthy that the Irons managed to keep a clean sheet in only one game. In addition, eight matches ended with an exchange of goals scored.
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Norwich City continues to be one of the main candidates for relegation. Its five consecutive games ended in defeats. During this period, the Canaries did not score a single goal but conceded 14 times. At the moment, they are in last place in the standings and have only ten points after 19 rounds. All indicators of the Yellow-Greens in the current Premier League draw are as follows: only two victories, four draws, and 13 losses with a goal difference of 8-42. No one scored less in the Premier League. At the same time, no one conceded more! Norwich earned only five points in nine away games, scoring three goals and conceding 23 times.
In the 2019/2020 season, West Ham was twice stronger than Norwich City (2-0 and 0-4). In the previous five head-to-head matches, the Hammers scored at least two goals against the Canaries. Of course, West Ham is currently superior to Norwich in all respects. Suffice it to know that the Hammers are fighting for a place in the Champions League zone, and the Canaries are fighting for survival. By the way, Londoners probably have doubled motivation because a victory in the upcoming game will allow them to the Champions League zone. I strongly doubt that Dean Smith's charges will offer decent resistance. I expect that motivation and the home pitch will help West Ham earn three points. And the Hammers are likely to win with a difference of more than one goal.
Prediction for the match: West Ham to win with -1.5 handicap
