West Ham vs Stoke City Prediction

Recent form at a glance

The sample covers friendlies, League Cup ties and league games stretching back to July, so it's worth treating as a broad snapshot rather than a pure league record. Within that, West Ham have won 10 of 20 and racked up 51 goals, with only three defeats.

West Ham: 20 completed matches; Stoke City: 20 completed matches.

West Ham

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

51

Conceded

22

Difference

+29

Stoke City

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

25

Difference

0

Stoke's equivalent run reads eight wins, five draws and seven losses, with goals shared evenly at 25 each way. That's a more up-and-down picture, including some heavy defensive moments.

Stoke have conceded fairly freely across that stretch, which is worth keeping in mind against a side scoring as often as West Ham have.

Comparative Team Statistics: West Ham vs Stoke City

Head-to-head history

The recorded meetings between these two go back to 2010 and run through to 2018, all in the Premier League. There were plenty of draws in that spell, along with wins shared fairly evenly between the two clubs.

That history is close to a decade old now and doesn't reflect the current squads or form of either side, so it's more background than anything predictive for this fixture.

Where they stand

West Ham sit second with 22 points from 11 games, while Stoke are sixth on 19 points from the same number of matches. Both have won six games, but West Ham have lost only once compared to Stoke's four defeats.

The goal difference tells its own story. West Ham have scored 30 and conceded just 12, whereas Stoke's 18 for and 16 against point to a far tighter, less convincing campaign so far.

West Ham's numbers suggest they're being more clinical at both ends than their identical win tally with Stoke might imply.

Players to watch

Jarrod Bowen has been involved in West Ham's goals from both ends, with four goals and three assists in eight matches, and Konstantinos Mavropanos has also chipped in with four goals in seven. For Stoke, Emmanuel Galbraith leads the scoring with three in eight appearances.

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

Stoke City:

Best scorers:

E. Galbraith - 3

Best assist providers:

E. Bocat - 2

Penalty cards:

S. Ingelsson x 1 x 1

E. Galbraith x 4

Galbraith has also picked up four yellow cards in that span, the most of anyone listed here, which is worth noting given how physical Championship away trips can get.