Brentford v West Ham Betting Tips [7 January 2023]

Brenford have a home game against West Ham United just over a week after their first meeting this season. This will be an FA Cup meeting, in which Brentford will target another win over the Hammers after the 2-0 win at the close of 2022. Brentford have been posting great results in recent matches and they will be looking to extend the same here, having won three of their last four games. They are unbeaten in normal time in the last seven matches and their 3-1 win over Liverpool in the last game was the fourth straight game in which they scored two or more goals. Brentford have however kept just one clean sheet in eight matches; each of their last three matches has produced over 2.5 goals and both teams have scored in their last five home matches. The home team will go into this game on a dominant run over West Ham, having won each of their three meetings in history.

West Ham United are going through tough times; in their last six matches, they have no win and they’ve lost three of their last four matches coming into this game. They are coming from a 2-2 draw with Leeds United in their last game, a league match, and they’ll be seeking a first win since early November when they beat Steaua Bucharest in the Europa Conference League. In their last six matches, they’ve conceded two or more goals in each though they’ve only failed to score in three of the last 10. Three of West Ham United’s last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they head into this game with three losses in five away matches. This will be the fourth competitive meeting between these two sides from London; West Ham have failed to score in the last two and they have just one goal in the three meetings.

West Ham United have no win in their last six matches, and they go into this game with a poor run against Brentford. They last won in early November and things have been tough on the pitch for them. Brentford aren’t the strongest defensively, but have been good in attack, covering for the defensive deficiencies. For this Brentford v West Ham United game we will back Brentford to win.