Liverpool vs. West Ham United: EPL Game Preview

Liverpool clashes with West Ham United in what promises to be a very entertaining game on Sunday. Liverpool is coming off a 3-1 road loss against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday while West Ham United lost 3-1 at home against Manchester City on Saturday.

Liverpool is in third place in the Premier League standings with 13 points in five game while West Ham United is in sixth place with 10 points in five games.

The player to watch in this game is Mohamed Salah, who has two goals and four assists in five Premier League game this season. AccuScore gives Mohamed Salah a 54.54 percent chance to score against West Ham United. He has 15 SCA and 4 GCA in five 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)
• Liverpool 1.45
• West Ham United 6.20
• Draw: 5.00

Spread
• Liverpool -1, -1.5 (1.87)
• West Ham United +1, +1.5 (1.87)

Total
• Over 3, 3.5 (1.85)
• Under 3, 3.5 (1.90)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on April 26 and Liverpool won 2-1.

Projected Leaders

For Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has a 54.54 percent chance to score. He averages 4.3 shots overall per sim, 2.08 shots on goal per and 0.79 goals per sim.

For West Ham United, Michail Antonio has a 16.8 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.82 shots overall per sim, 0.42 shots on goal per and 0.18 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Liverpool 1.45

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Liverpool in this one. Average score in simulations is Liverpool 2.96 to West Ham United 0.97.