⚽Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
⏱️English Premier League, KO: 12:30 Oct 19, 2024, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
📳Tottenham go head-to-head against West Ham on Saturday. Read our Predictions and Betting Tips with Match Preview, Head-to-head stats (h2h) and Team Form Analysis.
Our prediction for this Premier League match:
There will be fireworks when Tottenham and West Ham square off against each other in the London derby. Spurs aim to recover from a 3-2 loss to Brighton and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Hammers in Saturday’s matinee. Bear in mind, though, that both Heung-min Son and Richarlison are out of contention with injuries.
Meanwhile, the visitors aim to build on a thrilling 4-1 win over Ipswich Town. As West Ham have been showing signs of improvement up front of late, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. In their last meeting in the English top flight the two sides played out a 1-1 draw and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Summer signing Niclas Fullkrug is a major doubt and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off, speaking of the away team.
How the bookies view it: Tottenham homing in on the points
Despite that slip on the road at Brighton, Tottenham Hotspur are BW777 is 9/20 hot favourites for this derby with home advantage. West Ham United looks slightly overpriced at 19/4, while the draw pays 15/4.
Tottenham vs West Ham Match Preview
Tottenham and West Ham will rise the curtain on Matchday No 8 in the English Premier League on Saturday afternoon at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Spurs snapped their four-win run across competitions with a 2-3 defeat away at Brighton just before the international break.
It was a weird game in which Tottenham had the full control and a two-goal advantage at the half-time break.
Nonetheless, their game completely fell apart in the second half as the Seagulls completed a comeback by scoring three goals within 18 minutes.
Tottenham fell to 8th place in the league table as a consequence. They are now just two points above London rivals West Ham ahead of Saturday’s clash.
West Ham will enter the tie in much higher spirits after managing their second victory of the campaign.
They demolished newly-promoted Ipswich Town 4-1 at London Stadium, delivering as many as 13 shots on target on the occasion.
Recent head to head: Spurs just have the edge
This London derby has been keenly contested in recent years, with the last 14 meetings producing six Tottenham victories, four West Ham wins, and four draws. Last term, the Hammers held the upper hand, winning 2-1 away from home and drawing 1-1 at home.
Highlighted Player (Tomas Soucek):
Tomas Soucek is a Czech Republic international who plays for both Slavia Prague and the Czech national team. Soucek is a product of Slavia Prague football academy and after spending several years at the likes of Viktoria Zizkov and Slovan Liberec, he returned to the Sinobo Stadium outfit in the 2017/2018 season.
Tomas Soucek has established himself as a first-team regular at Slavia Prague and he made his debut with Czech Republic on November 15, 2016 in a friendly against Denmark. The 192-cm tall midfielder has 13 caps for Czech Republic U21 team as well.
His main position on the field is defensive midfield, but he is used as central midfielder and centre-back as well. Tomas Soucek was born in Havlickuv Brod on February 27, 1995. His preferred foot is right and his contract with Slavia Prague should expire on June 30, 2024.
Players to watch: Solanke out to build momentum
Dominic Solanke has made a decent start since his big-money move from Bournemouth and the Spurs striker earned an England call-up. He didn’t feature in any of the Nations League games but is a tempting 5/4 with WK777 for a goal here.
Tottenham are vulnerable to quick counterattacks, so Mohamed Kudus could get some joy for West Ham. The winger is 11/4 with Apaldo for anytime scorer and a tempting 7/4 with Bet365 to either score or assist.
Probable line-ups
Spurs look set to be without Son Heung-min, Wilson Odobert, Richarlison and Lucas Bergvall. West Ham striker Niclas Fullkrug has had more time to build up his fitness but this game could come too soon for him.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Udogie, Romero, Porro, Van de Ven, Maddison, Johnson, Bentancur, Werner, Solanke, Kulusevski.
West Ham United: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Wan-Bissaka, Emerson, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen, Rodriguez, Soucek, Antonio.
Tottenham vs West Ham Prediction
Tottenham play attractive attacking-minded football under Ange Postecoglou. They’ve bagged at least three goals in all but one of four home outings this season in all competitions.
They are now up against West Ham whose back line has been anything but reliable so far in the campaign.
The Hammers have not kept a clean sheet in six subsequent matches across competitions.
Knowing that West Ham bagged four goals in the previous round, we can by all means see them on the scoresheet as well this weekend.
Home win & Both Teams To Score pick thus appears to be the most logical option at the 2.50 odds.
We will alternatively take the 2.20 odds offered for Spurs’ main forward Dominic Solanke to score anytime.
