West Ham United-Liverpool betting preview
Liverpool’s recent form has surprised many, and it is the source of envy for many opposition teams and their fans: eight straight wins in a row and an unbeaten run in 2014 spanning 13 English Premier League games.
Are they really good enough? We will find that out at Upton Park on this Sunday, when they take on West Ham United. The Hammers have had a history of playing title-spoiling roles. Can they dish out similar stuff to Liverpool, who has a good chance of winning their first title in the premier league era?
Liverpool have been in such scintillating form that they are not just winning matches but scoring goals with gay abandon too. They have scored 30 goals in their last eight games. To bring perspective into that record, the Hammers have managed just 36 goals in 31 games spread over the entire season.
The H2H statistics against West Ham United will bring cheers to the Liverpool supporters. The Hammers have managed just two wins against Liverpool in the last decade or so. But Liverpool’s occasionally careless defending offers hope for any team that has some decent strikers.
Talking about strikers, the striker who will get most of the attention will be, well, Andrew Carroll. Liverpool supporters will never forget him. He is playing for West Ham these days. And he led them to victory against Sunderland last week. Ominous for the Merseysiders, he has a good record against them.
Another striker in the West Ham rank also has a good record against Liverpool: Kevin Nolan. The veteran Joe Cole too will want a final go against his old club.
Liverpool now have a set core group of players. If Gary Linekar watches their game, he would have said: Football is a simple game where 22 men play and in the end Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge score goals.
The outcome of the match will depend on whether the West Ham defence manages to stop Liverpool’s deadly strikers. If they hold Liverpool in the first half, they could well add another chapter to their famous giant-killing, title-spoiling history.
West Ham United-Liverpool Prediction
Over 2.5 goals is the best selection for this games.
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