Brentford will be looking to continue their recent dominance over West Ham when both teams meet in an FA Cup third round clash on Saturday. The Hammers have been poor lately and should once again struggle at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Brentford are enjoying another solid Premier League campaign and are challenging in the top half of the table. Having crashed out early in last season’s FA Cup, they will be hoping to set things right by going deep this time around.
The warmed up for Saturday’s clash in the best possible way as they claimed a 3-1 victory over Liverpool in a Premier League fixture last Monday. They were the better side throughout the encounter with Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo among the goals.
The win over Liverpool means Brentford are now on a four match unbeaten run across all competitions. Among the results for Thomas Frank’s men in that run is a 2-0 victory over West Ham at the London Stadium.
West Ham have not been at their best all season but have been particularly poor since the international break. David Moyes’ men are winless in their last three matches, suffering two defeats in that run.
The Hammers showed some flashes of quality in their Premier League fixture on Wednesday as they earned a 2-2 draw at Leeds United. They led for a while thanks to goals from Lucas Paqueta and Gianluca Scamacca but conceded an equaliser midway through the second half.
One of the problems for West Ham is a poor record on their travels as they have only won once away from home in the Premier League all season. They have also struggled to keep things tight at the back, conceding six goals in their last three matches.
How the bookies view it
The bookies appear to be split on this one with a win for Brentford priced at 6/4 with bet365 while Unibet is offering odds of 37/20 for a West Ham victory. A draw is set at odds of 12/5 by BoyleSports.
Head to head
Brentford have a 3-2 edge from five previous matches against West Ham. All the wins for the Bees have come in the last three meetings and they claimed a 2-0 victory in a Premier League fixture in December.
Players to watch
With Ivan Toney doubtful for Saturday’s clash through injury, Bryan Mbeumo will be the one to watch for Brentford. The striker has scored in two of the last three meetings with West Ham and is priced at 10/3 with bet365.
Gianluca Scamacca was back among the goals last time out and will be the one to watch for West Ham. Bet365 has the Italian striker at 13/5 to get on the score sheet on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Brentford and West Ham often struggle to keep things tight at the back and both teams could be tipped to score at 17/20 with William Hill. The Hammers’ previous fixture produced over 3.5 goals, which is priced at 5/2 with BetVictor while 10bet is offering evens for over 2.5 goals.
The Bees have opened the scoring in the last three meetings with West Ham and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Saturday at evens with Coral.
This FA Cup match between Brentford and West Ham United will be played on Jan 7, 2023 and kick off at 17:30. Check below for our tipsters best Brentford vs West Ham United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
