West Ham United - Fulham predictions and free betting tips [14/04/2024]

On Sunday, the 14th of April, as part of the 33rd round of the Premier League, West Ham will host Fulham at their home ground. "The Cottagers" have settled at the 13th spot in the league table and are no longer competing for anything in the remaining matches, while the hosts still have a decent chance of finishing in a European slot.

Probable Line-ups

West Ham: Fabianski; Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Emerson; Alvarez, Soucek; Kudus, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta; Antonio.
Fulham: Leno; Castagne, Adarabioyo, Bassey, Robinson; Palhinha, Cairney; Iwobi, Pereira, Willian; Muniz.

West Ham

Sitting 7th in the Premier League table with a game in hand and trailing the top six by just a point, West Ham is hoping to secure European football. In recent weeks, the Hammers have been impressive: in their last seven matches they've lost just once, winning three times and drawing thrice. After a 4:3 defeat to Newcastle, David Moyes' team clinched a draw with Tottenham (1:1), and then secured a 2:1 victory against Wolverhampton last weekend.

Pablo Sarabia put the visitors ahead in the 33rd minute, but Paqueta and Ward-Prowse turned the tables in the second half. It's worth noting that West Ham has been struggling at home in the current Premier League campaign: with just 25 points from 16 home matches, this record makes them the 11th best in the division, scoring 26 and conceding 23. 

Fulham

Currently sitting at the 13th place in the Premier League with 39 points, Fulham is no longer targeting anything in the remaining fixtures as the season is nearing its end. Prior to the international break in March, the London side made quite an impression, thrashing Tottenham 3:0. However, since then, Marco Silva's team hasn't performed that well, drawing with bottom-placed Sheffield United (3:3), then successively losing to Nottingham Forest (3:1) and Newcastle last weekend (0:1).

The only goal by Bruno Guimaraes in the 81st minute decided the latter game. It's vital to note that Fulham has conceded three goals in each of their last two away matches and gathered merely 11 points in 16 away games, which is the fifth-worst record in the division. The club's coaching staff can count on an optimal squad for this match.

Head-to-Head

Fulham trashed West Ham 5:0 in the first leg, but before this they had failed to defeat the Hammers in nine consecutive head-to-head matches!

Prediction for the West Ham vs Fulham match

Considering the teams' inconsistency in their performances, predicting the outcome of this match is difficult. David Moyes will need to make changes to his starting line-up with the upcoming second leg against Bayer in mind, while the "Cottagers" have been dreadful on the road and last won against West Ham away back in 2004. My prediction is a draw.

Total Prediction

Both sides possess quality in attack and are, on average, scoring 1.5 goals per game this season. My prediction is "both teams to score".

Corner Forecast

Boosted by the home support, West Ham will dominate possession and be the more aggressive side in attack, thus, the corner victory goes to the Hammers.

Yellow Cards Forecast

Both teams earn, on average, 2.2 yellow cards per game, therefore, confidently bet on over 3.5 total bookings.

Score Prediction

I predict a 1:1 final score.