West Ham vs Southampton Odds: Get behind the Hammers to find their scoring form

Live on Sky Sports, West Ham host Southampton in the premier league on Boxing Day at the London Stadium at 3pm.

After having a great start to the season, the hosts’ form has dipped a bit as they have now gone 4 games without a win in all competitions. However, their home form in the Premier League remains solid as they have beaten top teams Chelsea, Liverpool & Tottenham in their last 4 home games. They are unbeaten in their last 8 head to head clashes against Southampton as well. The visitors are also in poor form as they have now gone 6 premier league games without a win and have only won once away from home all season. Currently sitting 15th in the league table with just 17 points, it has been a disappointing season so far for the Saints and a positive result against a solid West Ham side will be of huge significance.

An exciting clash awaits us on Boxing day and as usual I have you covered with my 3 best betting angles for this clash included in the preview below:

Team News:

Kurt Zouma & Ogbonna are out for West Ham while Antonio & Cresswell are doubtful.

Alex Mcarthy, Adam Armstrong & Fraser Forster are out for Southampton while Stuart Armstrong & Che Adams are doubtful.

West Ham possible starting lineup:

Fabainski; Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Johnson; Rice, Soucek; Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma; Antonio

Southampton possible starting lineup:

Caballero; Livramento, Salisu, Lyanco, Walker-Peters; Walcott, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond; Broja, Tella

West Ham have scored 8 goals in their last 4 Premier League home games. This bet won in their recent clash against high flying Chelsea & Liverpool too. They have scored 2 or more goals in their last 4/4 home meetings against Southampton. The visitors have conceded 2 or more goals in their last 4/4 away league games as well. Based on all these stats, West Ham to score 2 or more goals @ 4/5 looks like a cracking bet and I am happy to have a 1pt stake on that as our 1st bet for this game.

West Ham are a very physical side and one of the biggest threats in the air in their squad is provided by Tomas Soucek. He is always a target from set pieces and for him to get 1 headed shot on target @ 11/4 looks like a great price on Paddy Power. I am getting involved with a small 0.5pt stake on that.

Jarrod Bowen has the most assists (4) for West Ham in the league with 2 of them coming against Liverpool. Armando Broja is Southampton’s top-scorer with 4 goals in just 6 premier league appearances. Oriel Romeu averages the most tackles & fouls per game for Southampton and is their 2nd most booked player with 5 yellow cards in 16 Premier League appearances. Combining these 3 selections gives us a massive longshot @ 29/1 and I am happy to stake a very small 0.25pt on that.