West Ham United - Tottenham Hotspur predictions and free betting tips [02/04/2024]

On Tuesday, 2nd April as part of the 31st Premier League tour, West Ham will welcome Tottenham to their home ground. The Spurs are currently fifth in the overall standing, trailing by three points behind the league's top four, while the Hammers sit in seventh place, having only won once in their last five matches.

Predicted line-ups

West Ham: Fabianski; Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson; Ward-Prowse, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio.
Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Johnson, Maddison, Son; Richarlison.

Stadium

The match will take place in London at the Olympic Stadium.

West Ham

As a contender for a finish in the European cup zone, West Ham currently holds the 7th position in the overall Premier League standings, trailing 4 points behind Manchester United with one more game played. After a series of underwhelming performances stretching from early January to mid-February, the Hammers pleased their fans with victories over Brentford (4:2) and Everton (1:3).

Regrettably, David Moyes' charges have fallen back into crisis mode since then: in March, the Londoners played a draw at home with Burnley (2:2) and Aston Villa (1:1), and last weekend they succumbed to Newcastle in a dramatic shootout (4:3) – with a brace from Harvey Barnes deciding everything in the final minutes of the match. It is important to note that the hosts have collected 24 points in 15 home league games this season - the division's tenth-best result. In the Europa League, the capital team passed Freiburg (5:1 over two matches) and will meet Bayer Leverkusen in the quarterfinals.

Tottenham

Aiming for a return to the Champions League, Tottenham currently sits in 5th place in the Premier League table, with a game in hand and lagging three points behind the top four. The Spurs have only lost twice in the last ten rounds, chalking up six wins and a pair of draws. Following wins over Crystal Palace (3:1) and Aston Villa (0:4), Ange Postecoglou's wards suffered a 3:0 drubbing at the hands of Fulham just before the international break.

However, last weekend Tottenham redeemed themselves in front of their fans with a hard-fought 2:1 victory over crisis-hit Luton Town – with Son Heung-min netting the winner in the 86th minute. The visitors have fared well away from home this campaign, collecting 23 points from 14 away fixtures (the division's fifth-best performance), scoring 30 and conceding 23. 

Head-to-head meetings

The Hammers triumphed 1:2 in the first half, but last season the teams ended all square 1:1 on the London Stadium pitch.

Prediction for the West Ham vs Tottenham match

West Ham will be determined to make amends for their bitter defeat to Newcastle in front of their home crowd, and David Moyes' team will pull out all the stops to triumph in this London derby. The problem is that Tottenham is extremely motivated by the race for a Champions League spot and cannot afford to slip, especially since Aston Villa is set to face Man City in the same round. The visitors are in good form and stand a prime chance of taking all three points from the London Stadium.

Total bet prediction

Tottenham possesses an impressive attacking line and is one of the highest-scoring teams in the Premier League, while their defence is somewhat shaky: they have let in goals in nine out of their last ten matches across all competitions. I'm betting on 'both teams to score'.

Corner bet prediction

Both teams boast explosive attacking flanks and will not sit back in defence - I foresee an open game leading to at least 10 corners taken.

Yellow card prediction

This is a derby, which means emotions will be running high on the pitch. I'm betting on a total of over 3.5 yellow cards.

Score prediction

My money is on a 1:2 scoreline in Tottenham's favour.