West Ham United vs Chelsea Betting Tips 24/04/2021

13:04, 22 Apr 2021

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13:04, 22 Apr 2021

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West Ham United will host Chelsea at the London Stadium in London on 24th April 2021 at 22:00 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of the away side Chelsea. But the Hammers are in much better form than Chelsea.

Teams Status

West Ham United are coming off a 3-2 loss against Newcastle United courtesy of a red card for Craig Dawson in the first half itself. Despite that loss, West Ham have a stronghold of the fifth position of the English Premier League. They have played 32 matches and have won 16 matches, drew seven and lost nine matches, accumulating 55 points in the process. They have scored 53 goals and have conceded 42 goals in the league so far. They have the second-best home record in the league with 31 points from 16 home matches including nine wins and four draws. The loanee from Manchester United Jesse Lingard is the team’s leading goal scorer with nine goals in just ten matches. Tomas Soucek also has nine goals to his name. The full back Aaron Cresswell is the leading assist provider with seven assists. Craig Dawson, Michail Antonio and Declan Rice will definitely miss the Chelsea clash while Jesse Lingard, Arthur Masuaku and Aaron Cresswell are doubtful.

Chelsea are coming on the back of a disappointing draw against Brighton on home soil, which led to Chelsea dropping points. They are currently in the fourth position of the English Premier League points table with 55 points from 32 matches. They have 15 wins, ten draws and seven losses. They have scored as many as 50 goals and have conceded just 31 goals. They are on level terms with West Ham but are ahead on goal difference. They have the fifth-best away record in the league with 28 points from 16 matches on the road. They have eight wins, four draws and four losses away from home. A lot of their players have chipped in with goals this season. Mason Mount, Jorginho and Tammy Abraham have chipped in with six goals each. Timo Werner is leading the assist list with six assists to his name. Mateo Kovacic and Thiago Silva are more likely to miss the weekend clash against West Ham.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
4.60	3.75	1.83
4.75	3.60	1.77
4.40	3.65	1.74

According to the Dafabet sportsbook, Chelsea are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.83, West Ham are placed at 4.60 and the draw is at 3.75 odds. Chelsea are placed at 1.74 according to the 10Cric sportsbook, West Ham are placed at 4.40 and the draw is at 3.65 odds. According to the Betway sportsbook, Chelsea are placed at 1.77, West Ham are placed at 4.75 and the draw is at 3.60 odds.

Tipster’s Angel

An exciting contest on the cards as these two teams fight for the fourth spot in the Premier League points table. By considering the home record of West Ham as they have a better edge over Chelsea, whose away record is pretty average.

Tip: West Ham To Win or Draw @ 2.00

In the last five head to head matches, it’s pretty even as West Ham has won two matches, while Chelsea has won two matches and the other match ended in a draw. In the last three head to head matches that West Ham hosted, West Ham have won two and one match ended in a draw. So West Ham have good control over Chelsea at home. In the last nine matches played in the Premier League, West Ham have won five matches, drew one and lost just three matches. While Chelsea on the other hand, have five wins, two draws and two losses. West Ham are pretty solid at home as they have won four and drew one match in their last five home matches. Chelsea on the other hand have three wins and two draws in their last five matches on the road. So, it is very likely that West Ham will salvage at least a point at 2.00 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: West Ham Total Goals Over 0.5 @ 1.55

In the last three head to head matches, West Ham scored a goal in two of those matches. Also, in the three head to head matches hosted by West Ham, they managed to find the back of the net in two of those matches. In the last nine matches that West Ham has played in the Premier League, they have scored in eight of those matches. Also, West Ham have scored at least a goal in the last five home matches that they have played in the Premier League. In the last six matches that Chelsea has played, they have conceded in three of those matches. So, it is very likely that West Ham will manage to find the back of the net at least once at 1.55 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Both the teams will eye for all three points as the winner will take a comfortable lead at the fourth position and also the loser of this match could lose out on the fifth as Liverpool is breathing down their necks.