West Ham United vs Leeds United Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

West Ham United

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West Ham United are hoping to win again after their last result, a 0-1 Conference League success vs AZ.

The only name on the scoresheet from West Ham United was Pablo Fornals (94').

David Moyes's West Ham United have celebrated scoring 7 times in their past 6 outings. Conversely, the number of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures amounts to 10.

Coming into this meeting, West Ham United have left without a victory over Leeds United in their last 2 league matches.

Leeds United

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Last time out, Leeds United drew 2-2 in the Premier League tie with Newcastle United.

In that game, Leeds United had 37% possession and 9 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Leeds United, the scorers were Luke Ayling (7') and Rasmus Kristensen (79'). Newcastle United had 18 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Callum Wilson (31', 69') scored for Newcastle United.

Leeds United have been a threat going forward leading up to this encounter, having scored 7 times in their last 6 matches. Having said that, Leeds United have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 6 of those same matches.

Heading into this contest, Leeds United are without a win away from home in their last 4 league matches.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 11/12/2020 tells us that West Ham United have won 4 of them & Leeds United 1, with the tally of drawn games being 1.

19 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 12 from The Hammers and 7 for The Whites. That is an average goals per game value of 3.17.

The previous league contest between these sides was Premier League match day 19 on 04/01/2023 when the final score was Leeds United 2-2 West Ham United.

In that game, Leeds United managed 63% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The goalscorers were Wilfired Gnonto (27') and Rodrigo (70').

At the other end, West Ham United got 15 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Lucas Paquetá (45') and Gianluca Scamacca (46') scored.

The referee was David Coote.

🗞️ Team News: West Ham United

It doesn’t get much better regarding selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the West Ham United gaffer David Moyes to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Gianluca Scamacca (Knee Injury) misses out.

It seems likely that The Hammers should opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation in the match featuring Lukasz Fabianski, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson, Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Pablo Fornals and Danny Ings.

🗞️ Team News: Leeds United

Leeds United boss Sam Allardyce has to choose a team with limited availability. Stuart Dallas (Femoral Fracture) and Luis Sinisterra (Ankle Injury) will miss out on this game.

We reckon that The Whites appear most likely to play in a 4-3-3 system, giving starts to Joel Robles, Luke Ayling, Rasmus Kristensen, Robin Koch, Maximilian Woeber, Weston McKennie, Pascal Struijk, Adam Forshaw, Rodrigo, Patrick Bamford and Jack Harrison.

✨ Prediction

In this match, Leeds United have the capability to score against this West Ham United lineup, however that probably won’t quite be enough to avoid defeat.

Our tip is for a narrow 2-1 winning score for West Ham United when the full-time whistle blows. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.

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Lucas Pereira, 00:50 17/05/2023