Pick details
| MATCHUP | West Ham United West Ham United | Brentford FC Brentford FC |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 9-9-16 | 13-9-12 |
| Where | Gtech Community Stadium, London | |
| When | Saturday, May 2, 2026 | |
| Time | 10:00 AM EDT | |
| TV | USA Net | |
Brentford Preview
Brentford has 48 points this season, with a 13-12-9 record, and is sitting in 9th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 7-7-3 home record and a 6-5-6 away record. Brentford is coming off a 1-2 road defeat against Manchester United, where they had 55% possession of the ball and 12 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 87% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.17 compared to Manchester United’s 1.36.
Brentford is scoring 1.44 goals per game, which ranks 11th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.35 goals per game, which is 10th. Igor Thiago is Brentford’s top scorer with 21 goals, followed by Kevin Schade with 7 goals and Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara with 5 goals. Mikkel Damsgaard and Vitaly Janelt are Brentford’s top passers, with 4 assists each.
West Ham Preview
West Ham has 36 points this season, with a 9-16-9 record, and is sitting in 17th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 5-8-4 home record and a 4-8-5 away record. West Ham is coming off a 2-1 win against Everton at home, where they had 44% possession of the ball and 10 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 80% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 1.17 compared to Everton’s 1.45.
West Ham is scoring 1.24 goals per game, which ranks 17th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.71 goals per game, which is 18th. Jarrod Bowen is West Ham’s top scorer with 8 goals, followed by Callum Wilson with 6 goals and Tomáš Souček with 5 goals. Jarrod Bowen is West Ham’s top passer, with 10 assists.
West Ham vs Brentford Prediction
In their previous meeting earlier this season, Brentford won 2-0 on the road and has 4 wins, one loss and one draw in its last 6 meetings against West Ham. Under is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.
In this West Ham vs Brentford Prediction, Brentford is coming as +100 home favorites. Brentford has been winless in its last seven games, while West Ham has won two of its last three, so I cannot pick the home side here, even though they have been dominating West Ham in head-to-head matches. Both teams have something to play for, as Brentford is just one point away from the top-7 and West Ham two points above the relegation zone, so I expect a tight game, which favors the road side. Take West Ham by +0.5 goals in this one.
Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: West Ham +0.5
