West Ham and Chelsea face off on Saturday in an English Premier League showdown at London Stadium. When these two teams faced off in April it was Chelsea that was able to win 1-0.
Chelsea currently sits on top of the standings having picked up 33 points so far this season. Chelsea has still had quite the season but they haven’t looked as dominant the last few weeks. Two games ago against Manchester United they played to a 1-1 draw and in the last game against Watford they won 2-1. This is a defense that has been elite all year and they can’t be happy with the way the defense has looked. Chelsea has scored 33 goals total while their defense has given up only six points. Reece James and Mason Mount has been the top players for Chelsea scoring four goals total. There are ten different players who have scored at least two goals this season.
On the other side of this matchup is West Ham United who sit in 4th place in the standings having picked up 24 points. West Ham United’s last win came back on November 7th against Liverpool but since that point they have been up and down. West Ham has lost two of their last three games and in the last game they played to a 1-1 draw against Brighton. Over the last three games, West Ham has given up four goals total. West Ham United has scored 25 goals while their defense has given up 17 goals. Michail Antonio has been the top player for West Ham scoring six goals and adding three assists. Pablo Fornals has also scored four goals and added two assists.
Chelsea’s defense has been elite and they are going to lock down in this game. I also don’t expect Chelsea to run up the score and that is going to lead to this game being lower scoring. Back the under to cash.