West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Predictions

• Both teams have scored in all five of West Ham’s matches this season
• Wolves have scored 14 goals across their five matches to date
• Castellanos has scored three goals for West Ham this term, and he netted twice against Wolves in April

Hammers look rusty ahead of relegation reunion

West Ham boss Nuno led Wolves to the title when he was last in the second-tier, but his return to the Championship hasn’t gone smoothly so far. The Hammers have taken two points from their first three matches, and they host fellow relegated side Wolves on Tuesday night.

Wolves have made a high-scoring start after last season’s poor showing. The visitor have netted nine goals across their first three league matches, and they’ve picked up four wins from five across all competitions.

Wolves have benefitted from meeting Stoke and Preston, the only two sides to lose all three games so far. They’ve also been a little shaky defensively, conceding in all three of their league games to date.

While the Hammers have made a slow start, they’ve only suffered one defeat across their first five matches this term. They were 4-1 winners at Southampton in the cup last week, and their underlying numbers suggest they’ve performed okay, with plenty of room for improvement.

The hosts do have some excellent attacking talent for the level. Taty Castellanos has scored three times in two cup games, and he has generated 1.4 Expected Goals without scoring in the league this term. The January addition scored twice in West Ham’s home win over Wolves in April, and he’s a good anytime scorer option here.