West Ham United vs. Leeds United 1/16/22 Premier League Soccer Pick, Predictions, Odds

West Ham United and Leeds United face off on Sunday in an English Premier League showdown at London Stadium. These two teams just faced off in the FA Cup on January 9th and it was West Ham that won 2-0. 

West Ham currently sits in 4th place in the standings having picked up 37 points this year. West Ham has won four games in a row across all contests. In the last game against Norwich City on Wednesday, West Ham was able to win 2-0. West Ham has scored 39 goals total while their defense has given up 27 goals total. Michael Antonio has been the best player for West Ham scoring eight goals and adding five assists. This has been one of the top offenses in the Premier League and the offense is going to need to be good in this game. 

On the other side of this matchup is Leeds United who sits in 16th place in the standings having picked up 19 points. The last Premier League game came back on January 2nd, and Leeds United was able to win 3-1. Two games ago against Arsenal, the defense really struggled giving up four goals and that led to the defeat. Leeds has scored 21 goals total this year while the defense has given up 37 goals total. Raphael Dias Belloli has been the top player for Leeds scoring eight goals and adding an assist. 

West Ham just beat Leeds United 2-0 and there is no reason to believe there will be much change in this game. Leeds United isn’t going to find the back of the net, and their defense will struggle against West Ham. Back West Ham -1.5 to get the job done.