West Ham vs West Brom Prediction

Championship form this season

Looking just at this season's league matches, West Ham have won four of their eight, drawn three and lost one, scoring freely along the way including a comfortable win over Wrexham. West Brom have also won four of their eight, though with two draws and two losses, and their scoring has been tighter rather than expansive.

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

West Ham

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

43

Conceded

26

Difference

+17

West Brom

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

16

Difference

+19

Both sets of numbers sit inside a wider sample that also includes League Cup ties and pre-season friendlies, which naturally skew the overall win-loss picture. The Championship-only form is the more reliable guide here, and it points to two sides who are fairly evenly matched on league form alone.

Neither side has a clearly superior recent record once cup and friendly results are stripped out.

Comparative Team Statistics: West Ham vs West Brom

Head-to-head history

The recorded meetings between these two stretch back over a decade and were almost all played in the Premier League, with the two sharing wins fairly evenly across that spell. There's nothing from a recent Championship encounter to lean on.

Given how much time has passed and the different competition context, this history tells us little about how either side is playing right now.

Where they sit in the table

West Ham currently sit second with 15 points from eight games, just a point above West Brom in fifth on 14. Both have the same win tally, with the difference coming down to how their draws and losses have split.

It's a tight gap that reflects how closely matched this looks on paper, rather than any clear gulf in quality between the two.

Players to watch

West Ham have decent goal threat spread around the squad, with Mavropanos and Bowen both on four goals this season and Kanté not far behind on three. Bowen also leads their assist charts, so he's been involved in a lot of their build-up play.

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

West Brom:

Best scorers:

J. Morgan - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Morgan - 3

Penalty cards:

B. Pereira x 1 x 1

O. Diakité x 4

N. Phillips x 3

For West Brom, Morgan has been doing a similar job at the other end, chipping in with three goals and three assists. Diakité and Phillips have picked up a fair number of yellow cards for West Brom too, which is worth bearing in mind given how disciplinary issues can shape a tight match.