The Hammers are approaching the fight with Liverpool in very decent shape. In the last round of the championship West Ham beat Crystal Palace away, extending their winning streak to six games in a row in all tournaments. Two of them took place in the FA Cup, where the London club played far from the main squad, but managed to defeat Stockport (1:0) and Doncaster (4:0). In the national championship David Moyes’ team defeated also Everton (1:0), Burnley (1:0) and West Bromwich (2:1), besides the glaziers. The last two of them took place in the home arena of the “hammers”. Currently, West Ham is the third highest in the Premier League at home arena. In ten home matches the London club lost only twice, having achieved five victories during this period. David Moyes’ wards do not score so much in the home arena. On average they score 1.5 goals per match and concede by 1.1. After a series of victorious matches West Ham moved up to fifth place in the standings, being six points behind the leader. From the fourth Liverpool, the Hammers are two points away. There are no personnel losses. Only goalkeeper Darren Randolph and defender Arthur Masuaku will miss the match due to injury.
The eight-time champion and 24-time Spanish Cup winner won the country’s third Super Cup, beating today’s opponent, which could be an additional advantage in today’s duel. The team from Bilbao had a good start in the Cup of the Sun, where they took turns knocking out Ibiza (2:1) and Alcoyano (2:1) from the tournament, for which we made a prediction. For 19 rounds of the current championship the “lions” recorded seven victories and three peaceful outcomes, which brought 24 points and ninth place in the standings. In addition to the fiasco in the game against today’s opponent the red-whites beat Elche (1:0) and Getafe (5:1) in January. The attack line played well, which was able to score 26 times, while Williams and Munianin scored four goals each. In the infirmary of the team are Balenciaga, Bershish and Nolaskoain. In isolation is Vicente, who has a coronavirus. More accurate match prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
