Aston Villa to edge it on Saturday against the Hammers
West Ham host Aston Villa on Saturday and will be very lucky to emerge with a point as the London team now have just one win from their last 11 games. They currently lie 16th, just a point above the drop zone, and given the financial dire straits of the club, their best players could well be up for auction in January too.
Newish manager Zola’s home league record since arriving at West Ham currently reads P6-W1-D1-L4-F5-A11: just four points from a possible 18. In fact, he has taken more than double that amount on the road, with nine points from 21, and that includes visits to three of the Big Four!
The one huge positive the fans have taken in recent weeks is the Hammers’ superb defensive record: just three goals conceded in their last five games is as good as any side in the division. However, goal scoring is what is really hindering them (just two goals in their last five home games) and made them an under 2.5 goals dream in recent weeks, with the last five consecutive Hammers fixtures covering that market.
Villa on the other hand are in tremendous form and have even dislodged Arsenal in fourth place in the league. Last weekend’s 4-2 dismantling of Bolton extended their unbeaten run to five games and lifted them to 2nd in the form guide.
So what we seem to be looking at here is a low scoring encounter with Aston Villa edging it. Perhaps the value is to bet on under 2.5 goals being scored at 9/10 or Aston Villa to win 1-0 at 11/2 with BetUK.
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