West Ham vs Aston Villa Match Preview

West Ham hosts Aston Villa in the twenty-seventh matchday of the English Premier League.

In their last match, West Ham beat AEK Larnaca 0-2, in the UEFA Europa Conference League, having several key players in the lineup. However, staying in the Premier League is their main priority. In their last league game they were beaten 4-0 away by Brighton, after an impressive 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest. At home in twelve games they have five wins, two draws and five losses.

The visitors, on the other hand, in their most recent game beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at home to make it two consecutive wins after prevailing 2-0 away over Everton. The "Villagers" away from home in twelve games have registered two draws and four wins, while they have scored in the last five games. In addition, in 2023, Aston Villa won all three of their away games with a clean sheet.

In conclusion, I expect a game in which both teams will be chasing victory after the Hammers have seen the teams below them in the table take points and themselves sink even further. I think the visitors can take advantage of this pressure from the home side so I will bet 3 points on the double chance X2 for Aston Villa at 1.70 odds.