The Hammers are coming up against Chelsea after a landslide victory over Sheffield United in the previous round. “West Ham” is now higher than the “blades”, which the team itself proved by defeating the opponent with a score of 3:0. Thus, in the championship of England the London club has not lost three matches in a row. In the previous two rounds David Moyes’ players also beat Aston Villa (3:1) and Fulham (0:0). Seven points scored were enough to pass Liverpool in the standings and catch up with Chelsea. At the moment, the Hammers have 42 points. They occupy the fifth line in the standings, being behind the pensioners only in terms of additional indicators. However, the distance to the second position, which is now occupied by Manchester United, is only four points. West Ham are in good shape right now. In the last ten matches in the Premier League, the Hammers have lost only once to Liverpool (1:3). They lost at home. This is the only defeat in the last six home meetings of Londoners. Moreover, they won three of the four previous ones. In addition to Sheffield United, David Moyes’ players also beat Burnley (1:0) and West Bromwich (2:1). Overall, West Ham is fourth in the Premier League in terms of home play. The Hammers have won six out of 12 matches at home, lost three times and drew three times. Defenders Angelo Ogbonna and Arthur Masuaku, as well as midfielder Andrei Yarmolenko, will not play for sure due to long-term injuries. The participation of striker Michale Antonio, defender Fabian Balbuen and goalkeeper Darren Randolph is still in question.
Real Madrid ignored the Spanish Cup, where they were eliminated in the first round by the modest Alcoyano (1:2). Before that, Madrid suffered a fiasco in the Super Cup, where the team failed to cope in the semifinals with the winner of this tournament Athletic (1:2). The reigning champion is doing much better in the country’s top league tournament. The start of the galacticos was unsuccessful and only in the last two months the whites managed to get close to their fellow countrymen from Atletico. For 23 rounds of the current championship, the capital team has 15 wins and four draws, which brought 49 points and the second position. In February Zinedine Zidane’s charges took turns defeating Huesca (2:1), Getafe (2:0) and Valencia (2:0), for which we gave a prediction. It is impossible not to note the second result in the Madrid defense line, which conceded only 19 times. Today Rodrigo, Ramos, Odriosola, Militao, Marcelo, Benzema, Valverde and Carvajal will not be able to help their team. More scientific soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
