West Ham United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers: EPL Game Preview

 
West Ham United clashes with Wolverhampton Wanderers in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Sunday. West Ham United is coming off a 1-1 home draw against Newcastle United on February 19 while Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Leicester City 2-1 at home on February 20. West Ham United is in fifth place in the Premier League standings with 42 points in 26 games while Wolverhampton Wanderers is in seventh place with 40 points in 24 games.

The player to watch in this game is Michail Antonio, who has eight goals and six assists in 25 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Antonio a 29.33 percent chance to score against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has 77 SCA and 13 GCA in 25 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.

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Team to Win (Regular Time)
• West Ham United: 2.12
• Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3.60
• Draw: 3.35

Spread
• West Ham United: -0,5 (2.12)
• Wolverhampton Wanderers: +0.5 (1.82)

Total
• Over 2, 2.5 (1.94)
• Under 2, 2.5 (1.96)

Key Points to Consider

Last 5: West Ham United, coming off a 1-1 home draw against Newcastle United on February 19, have 2 losses, 2 draws and 1 win in their last 5 Premier League games. Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming off a 2-1 home win against Leicester City on February 20, have 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws in their last 5 Premier League games.

Momentum: West Ham United has been on a downward trend — with 1 win in their last 5 Premier League games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on November 20, 2021 and Wolverhampton Wanderers won 1-0.

Projected Leaders

For West Ham United, Michail Antonio has a 29.33 percent chance to score. He averages 1.85 shots overall per sim, 0.97 shots on goal per and 0.35 goals per sim.

For Wolverhampton Wanderers, Raúl Jiménez has a 16.93 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.02 shots overall per sim, 0.43 shots on goal per and 0.18 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

West Ham United Moneyline.

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Wolverhampton Wanderers in this one. Average score in simulations is West Ham United 1.6 to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.69.