West Ham take on the visitors Brentford in the round 26 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Monday, February 26th at London Stadium (London).
West Ham have noticeably slowed down recently. Under Moyes, the Hammers have been experiencing a good, bright period. The previous season was challenging, but ultimately successful as the English team became the winners of an international trophy, namely the Conference League. By the way, this opened up the opportunity to stay in such an arena and even move up a floor to the Europa League. Moreover, the British team finished first in their group – now the playoffs will only start in March, from the round of 16. They had been performing well at their home ground too. However, things have fallen apart lately: they lost in a replay to modest Bristol City in the cup, and there have been no victories in the Premier League for 6 matches, starting with a draw, followed by 3 dry defeats, including a 0-2 loss to the modest Nottingham Forest. Nevertheless, the team remains among the contenders for European competitions.
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Brentford are still a relatively new name in English football. But in both previous seasons, Thomas Frank's proteges looked like a fairly solid mid-table team. Only in the current cycle have there been failures, initially relatively rare, but mostly defeats since the end of autumn. London was eagerly awaiting the end of Toney's suspension – the key forward was caught in sports betting last year and was banned from playing until May. But he hasn't lost his goal-scoring touch; on the contrary, he's hungry for new successes. Luckily, Ivan wasn't sold, and he's scoring again for the red and whites literally in every match. Of course, they often concede more, and much more, than the opponent. But the main thing is that the London club defeated Nottingham Forest and in the previous round, won against Wolverhampton away. As a result, they manage to maintain a respectable level above the relegation zone.
After their promotion to the Premier League, the Bees managed to win all 5 head-to-head matches against their neighbor. And it was only in the cup at the beginning of last year that the Hammers were able to secure a victory. The hosts are given an advantage, though not unconditional. But the visitors have their own advantages, led by Toney. So, let's bet on total over 2.5 goals for this match.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
