English Premier League: Manchester United vs. West Ham Betting Preview, Odds, Prediction

The upcoming two games are probably the most important for Manchester United this year. They now have the opportunity to jump over Leicester with whom they meet in the final round, but previously, three points against West Ham are a must. The Hammers, however, need to take one point in the next two events to be mathematically safe in the Premier League.

Preview

Manchester United (-500) lost against Chelsea in the FA Cup semis, and they were looking horrible in that event. It was by far the worst game of the season for the Red Devils, whose defense made just too many mistakes. And all of them were unbelievable. Harry Maguire was looking like a mediocre center-back, not the world’s most expensive one, while on the other side, David de Gea’s reactions were below any decent level of play.

All three games United played at home ended with over 2.5 goals. Overall, just two since the restart didn’t go above that limit, meaning that Manchester plays efficient and attractive football. We might even say that they were in the best shape of all the English clubs until the game against Southampton.

West Ham (+1100) shifted into a higher gear right on time to avoid problems when talking about the relegation battle. They are still not safe, but the chances of ending up below the red zone are pretty slim.

The Hammers have two wins in a row, and they were pretty efficient in both. At first, they defeated Norwich on the road, 0-4, and then sliced their direct rivals Watford, 3-1. Overall, including these two games, they have four in the past five with over 3.5 scores.

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Eric Bailly suffered a nasty head collision with Maguire against Chelsea and won’t play in this one. Phil Jones and Tuanzebe are also out. Luke Shaw is doubtful.

Fredericks is the only one who won’t be able to play among the Hammers, while Snodgrass and Hugill remain doubtful.

Head to Head Matches

West Ham defeated United in the first part of the season with 2-0. Yarmolenko shocked the guests with a score in the 44th minute, and Cresswell added one more six minutes before the end.

When looking at the games played at the Old Trafford, United has three wins in a row, and they were dealing West Ham pretty easily in all of them. The total goal difference in them is 10-2.

Prediction

The Hammers are playing good but it would be a massive surprise to see them leaving Manchester unbeaten. United already reached its quota for dropping points against Southampton, and they simply can’t afford to make the same mistake again. Especially now once Leicester lost against Tottenham. The future is at stake, that is their Champions League place.

Our first choice here would be United to win with -1.5 goals handicap. Moneyline for this recommendation is set at -125.

Our second choice is focused on goals, to be more precise, high-efficiency. The profit here is lower, but it is pretty safe. Moneyline is set at -200.