Arsenal will continue to dance on all weddings
A London derby takes place in the EFL Cup. West Ham wants to annoy the favorite from the north, namely Arsenal, and try to put a good game on the pitch. That would be quite necessary, because the last games of the Hammers did not go ideally.
The West Ham vs Arsenal prediction from bookmakers sees the Gunners in the role of favorites before the direct duel, as already indicated. However, such a cup match is of course always tricky, even more so because in the EFL Cup like once properly rotated.
West Ham have had a couple of rather mixed games lately. The Hammers have to improve, that’s a key point. Anyway, our West Ham vs Arsenal tip is that both teams will score.
West Ham – Statistics & current form
West Ham United have improved a bit compared to last season in the Premier League. The start of the season was far from perfect, but much better than last season. Jarrod Bowen, who has scored six times, has been at the center of this. David Moyes has given his team more stability again and the squad was strengthened across the board in the summer, which was an important step. On the last matchday, however, there was a 0:1 against Everton, which caused headaches.
Because West Ham was definitely not bad in the game, but had no solutions in the offensive game. The result was a number of half-chances, many long-range shots and unfinished attacks. West Ham has 16 goals from ten games in the league and six more in the Europa League. However, conceding 17 goals is the other side of the coin. Defensively, West Ham is not always secure.
In addition, there has been a change in the negative trend recently. West Ham failed to win its last four competitive games. Now, however, with opponents like Brentford, Nottingham and Burnley, there are three feasible games in the league ahead. However, these games will have to be successful. The cup match against Arsenal, on the other hand, is more of a bonus game, especially in this competition.
West Ham wants to buck the trend
The only worrying thing for West Ham recently was the game at Aston Villa (1:4), otherwise there were many opportunities to get good results, but in the end failed because of small things. Against Newcastle there was a 2:2, which was absolutely positive. It will also be interesting to see which personnel coach Moyes sends on the pitch. Some players are tired, but rhythm on the pitch would de facto also do the team good.
A cup match always has very special omens, especially when an early goal is scored, a team has to react quickly. Due to the circumstances, our prediction before the West Ham vs Arsenal match is that both teams will score.
Predicted lineup of West Ham:
Areola – Johnson, Zouma, Mavropanos, Emerson – Alvarez, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Fornals, Benrahma – Antonio
Arsenal – statistics & current form
Arsenal is playing a good season, has improved under coach Mikel Arteta in the summer. Not even necessarily in terms of maximum performance, but primarily because of flexibility. Arsenal is more difficult to predict and survives even the most difficult phases of a game quite well. At the weekend, there was an unchallenged 5-0 win against Sheffield, in which Eddie Nketiah in particular played a good role. He scored three times, scored his first hat-trick in the league and also broke free from his form slump in the process.
The Gunners are still completely unbeaten in the Premier League. They won against Manchester United and City. They drew against Tottenham and Chelsea. In the Champions League, Arsenal has six points from its first three games and is also on course for success there. Dancing on several high tides is important and right in order to be able to send the young players onto the field.
The away games in the league have gone very well so far. Ten points have been scored in four games, and only two goals have been conceded. In any case, Arsenal looks better defensively than last season, eight goals conceded after ten games is a very good record. 23 own goals also show very clearly that the offense continues to live very well.
Arsenal: Reach normal form
However, this match could now go over under slightly different signs than the league matches. Because of the possible rotation and because of the fact that knockout games have a special charm. That’s why the West Ham vs Arsenal betting odds also point to a high-scoring game. In order to get the win, Arsenal will definitely have to reach normal form and bring fit players on the pitch to dominate the match.
Recently, it showed that the team can function well even with new impulses. For example, against Sheffield, Tomiyasu and Smith Rowe, among others, played from the start and fitted in well. In any case, Arsenal will want to take advantage of the problems that West Ham currently has in its game. Because the Gunners are the favorites, before the West Ham vs Arsenal match our value tip is that the visitors will win.
Predicted lineup of Arsenal:
Ramsdale – Tomiyasu, Gabriel, Kiwior, Zinchenko – Rice, Havertz, Vieira – Trossard, Nelson, Nketiah
West Ham – Arsenal Direct comparison / H2H balance
West Ham won 35 games against Arsenal so far, 42 games ended in draw. With 71 wins, the Gunners have the advantage in the direct comparison and very clearly. Eight times in a row Arsenal managed to stay unbeaten against West Ham in the league, the last match was a 2-2.
West Ham – Arsenal betting tips
West Ham wants to annoy Arsenal in the derby, but has been waiting for a win for four games. The Hammers are nevertheless fired up, want to pose problems to the opponent. Arsenal, however, looks very stable, has not lost a league game yet this season and also plays very well away.
Because of all the omens and the cup format, our tip before the West Ham vs Arsenal match is that both teams will score.
