Arsenal vs. West Ham United: EPL Game Preview

Arsenal hosts West Ham United in what should be a very entertaining Premier League game on December 26. Arsenal is coming off a 2-0 road win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on November 12 while West Ham United lost 2-0 at home against Leicester City on November 12.

Arsenal leads the Premier League standings with 37 points in 14 games while West Ham United is in 16th place with 14 points in 15 games.

The player to watch in this game is Martin Ødegaard, who has six goals and two assists in 13 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Martin Ødegaard a 30.68 percent chance to score against West Ham United. He has 54 SCA and 4 GCA in 13 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Arsenal 1.54
• West Ham United 6.00
• Draw 4.30

Spread
• Arsenal -1 (1.88)
• West Ham United +1 (1.93)

Total
• Over 2.5, 3 (2.01)
• Under 2.5, 3 (1.81)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on May 1 and Arsenal won 2-1.

Projected Leaders

For Arsenal, Martin Ødegaard has a 30.68 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.24 shots overall per sim, 0.89 shots on goal per and 0.36 goals per sim.

For West Ham United, Gianluca Scamacca has a 16.6 percent chance to score. He averages 0.91 shots overall per sim, 0.44 shots on goal per and 0.18 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Arsenal 1.54

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Arsenal in this one. Average score in simulations is Arsenal 1.96 to West Ham United 0.79.