West Ham vs Southampton Prediction & Betting Tips

Form in the Championship

West Ham's league form has been solid. They've won four of their last eight Championship games, including a 6-0 thrashing of Wrexham, and their only defeat in that run came against Charlton. There's been goals at both ends too, with a 4-2 win over Wolves standing out.

West Ham: 20 completed matches; Southampton: 20 completed matches.

West Ham

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

44

Conceded

26

Difference

+18

Southampton

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

25

Difference

+15

Southampton have been more up and down. Wins over Bristol City and Swansea sit next to a home defeat to Watford and a recent away loss at Wrexham. Draws with Birmingham and Lincoln suggest they can be pegged back when they don't take their chances early.

West Ham's recent run looks the steadier of the two on the pitch.

Comparative Team Statistics: West Ham vs Southampton

Head-to-head

These two met last month in the League Cup, with West Ham winning 4-1 away at Southampton. Beyond that, their history is mostly Premier League fixtures from previous seasons, with fairly even results across those meetings over the years.

That League Cup scoreline is recent, but it came in a different competition and shouldn't be treated as a guide for how this Championship game plays out.

League table

West Ham currently sit second in the Championship with 15 points from eight games. Southampton are down in 13th with 10 points from the same number of matches. Both sides have actually won four of their eight league games, so it's the draws and losses either side of that which have pulled them apart in the table.

The table puts West Ham well ahead, even though both teams have the same number of league wins.

Where the goals might come from

Southampton's threat has leaned heavily on C. Larin, who's scored seven goals in eight matches, with F. Azaz also involved directly in a lot of their goals through three goals and four assists. For West Ham, Jarrod Bowen has four goals and three assists, and M. Kanté has chipped in with three of his own.

With both sides carrying clear attacking threats, this looks like the sort of game that could turn on a moment from one of those players rather than a clear tactical edge.

Key player statistics: West Ham vs Southampton

West Ham:

Best scorers:

K. Mavropanos - 4

J. Bowen - 4

M. Kanté - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Bowen - 3

M. Solomon - 2

V. Castellanos - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Kanté x 1 x 1

Southampton:

Best scorers:

C. Larin - 7

F. Azaz - 3

Best assist providers:

F. Azaz - 4

Léo Scienza - 2

Penalty cards:

F. Downes x 3

R. Manning x 3