Looking at the Premier League table, one gets the feeling that Wolves and West Ham, in seventeenth and sixteenth place respectively, are both in the thick of the relegation battle. In reality, the advantage over the third-from-last, especially as far as the Hammers are concerned, is such that they can sleep soundly. The last three teams, in fact, are already one and a half feet in the Championship: just think that there are 9 points between Wolverhampton and the relegation zone. And it’s even 17 in the case of West Ham.
Wolves have taken significant steps towards safety thanks to the 4 points they have earned in their last two matches against Everton (1-1) and Southampton (1-2). The win against the Saints, who are last in the table and have been doomed for some time, was particularly hard-fought and hard-earned, and came just before the break.
Despite the 0.36% xG against the 1.37% of Ivan Juric’s men, the Wolves came out on top, having found the back of the net in their last eight games. To avoid being sucked into the relegation battle and keep Ipswich Town at bay, Vitor Pereira’s team will have to be more consistent in front of their own fans: in their last five games at Molineux they have suffered three defeats. West Ham seem to be heading for a completely anonymous season: since mid-January the Londoners have won only two games (Arsenal and Leicester) and haven’t won for over a month. With Graham Potter on the bench the Hammers have improved defensively but at the same time they’re not scoring many goals: Soucek and his teammates have scored only 6 in their last eight games.
Wolverhampton are still without their most talented striker Cunha, who is serving a long suspension. The Londoners, on the other hand, will have to do without the long-term injured Antonio, Fullkrug and Summerville.
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The prediction
Wolverhampton produced very few xG in their last game, perhaps also due to the absence of Cunha. The feeling, therefore, is that it won’t be easy for Wolves to break down a solid defense that is conceding little like West Ham’s. We’re predicting a positive result for the Hammers in a game with less than three goals overall.
The probable line-ups for Wolverhampton-West Ham
WOLVERHAMPTON (3-4-2-1): José Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, Toti Gomes; Semedo, Joao Gomes, André, Ait Nouri; Munetsi, Bellegarde; Strand Larsen.
WEST HAM (3-5-2): Areola; Todibo, Mavropanos, Kilman; Wan-Bissaka, Paquetà, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Emerson Palmieri; Kudus, Bowen.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1