Liverpool vs West Ham EFL prediction

Liverpool will begin their quest for another title this season by hosting another Premier League outfit, West Ham in the EFL Cup.The Reds will be eager to further extend their EFL record of 10 trophies.

Last week, the Anfield giants began their Champions League quest on a winning note, earning a 3-1 victory away at AC Milan. The former Premier League champions followed that up with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth in the league.

West Ham on the other hand have been struggling with only one win in their last five matches. Their wretched run continued at the weekend with a 3-0 loss to Chelsea who were dominant in the game.

Now up against Liverpool at Anfield, the rot in form is expected to continue and Liverpool are odds on favourites to win the match and move on to the next round of the competition.

Therefore, we predict both teams to score as our main Liverpool vs West Ham prediction.

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Main tip: Both Teams To Score

Our Liverpool vs West Ham predictions

According to the statistics and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following tips:

Prediction 1: Both Teams To Score

3 reasons why we predict both team to score in this match:

• Both teams scored in one of Liverpool’s last 2 games
• There have been BTTS outcomes in 2 of West Ham’s last 3 matches
• 4 of their last 5 meetings returned BTTS

Odds for this bet

Helabet offers competitive odds for the bet “Both Teams To Score”

The odd of 1.76 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 59% chance that both teams will find the back of the net in this match.

Odds comparison for Both Teams To Score

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Prediction 2: Over 2.5 Goals

3 reasons why we are predicting Over 2.5 Goals in this match:

• 3 of Liverpool’s last 5 matches returned at least 3 total goals
• 2 of West Ham’s last 3 matches returned Over 2.5 Goals
• 4 of their last 5 H2H meetings returned no less than three total goals

Odds for this bet

Paripesa offers competitive odds for “Over 2.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.41 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 71% chance that there will be no less than at least three total goals scored in this match.

Odds comparisons for Over 2.5 Goals

Paripesa – odd 1.41
1xBet – odd 1.40

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Prediction 3: Liverpool Over 1.5 Goals

3 reasons why we are predicting Liverpool Over 1.5 Goals awarded in this match:

• Liverpool recorded at least 2 goals in 3 of their last 5 matches
• West Ham conceded at least 2 goals in 2 of their last 3 matches
• Liverpool scored at least twice in 4 of their last 5 matches

Statistics for Liverpool vs West Ham Prediction

Team news Liverpool!

• Injuries: Goalkeeper, Allison Becker did not feature against Bournemouth at the weekend, and he is also expected to miss out against West Ham due to a muscular injury. Harvey Elliot is still out with a foot fracture
• Contracts: Right back, Trent Alexander-Arnold has opened discussions for a new contract with Real Madrid rumoured to be interested in his services
• Possible starters: Wataru Endo could start against West Ham to afford Ryan Gravenberch some rest. Federico Chiesa could also earn his first start for the club

Team news West Ham!

• Injuries: Niclas Fullkrug is expected to miss this fixture due to Achilles tendon injury
• Possible starters: Veteran goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski could get a rare start in goal in order to give Alphonse Areola a rest. Similarly, Michail Antonio and Vladmir Coufal could all start
• Full Debuts: Carlos Soler and Jean-Clair Todibo could make their full debuts against Liverpool

H2H statistics

Considering the last 48 meetings between these teams:

• Liverpool has 31 wins, West Ham recorded 8 wins and there have been 9 draws
• The matches produced an average of 3.04 goals per match
• Their last meeting ended in a 2-2 draw

Latest results Liverpool

• 4 wins, and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 11 goals were scored in those matches. Average of 2.20 goals per match
• They won their last match against Bournemouth 3-0

Latest results West Ham

• 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 5 matches
• 5 goals were scored in those matches. Average of 1.00 goals per match
• They lost their last match 3-0 against Chelsea

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