Brentford vs West Ham United Prediction - English Premier League Picks 9/28/24

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between Brentford and West Ham United.

Brentford Betting Preview

Brentford currently sits in 12th place in the standings having picked up six points. Last Saturday, Brentford faced off against Tottenham Hotspur and they were defeated 3-1. Bryan Mbeumo scored a goal in the 1st minute and they looked like they were going to be in good shape. The defense quickly fell apart though. Brentford had 52 percent of the possession and six shots on target. Brentford is dealing with all kinds of injury issues heading into this game. Yoane Wissa (ankle), Rico Henry, Josh Dasilva, Igor Thiago (all knee), Mathias Jensen (calf), Aaron Hickey (thigh) and Gustavo Nunes are all dealing with injury issues heading into this game. Brentford needs to get the offense out to a fast start. 

West Ham United’s Betting Preview

West Ham United currently sits in 14th place in the standings having picked up four points. Last Saturday, West Ham United scored zero goals against Chelsea and they ended up losing 3-0. They also played a midweek game in the EFL Cup against Liverpool and they were defeated 5-1 in that game. Edson Alvarez picked up two yellow cards against Liverpool and that means he’s now suspended for this game. Without Alvarez, Guido Rodriguez and Tomas Soucek are expected to move into the starting lineup here, and they are both going to need to play big roles here. 

Brentford vs West Ham United Prediction

Last year when these two teams faced off there was zero defense played, but it’s going to be much of teh same here. West Ham United is going to get the offense out to a fast start, but that isn’t going to include their defense. Brentford’s offense is going to get out to a fast start, and this game is going to end up being higher scoring. Back the over to cash here.