Cardiff vs West Ham United Predictions

Cardiff suffered a third successive defeat in the Premier League last weekend as the in form Wolves took three points at Molineux, plunging Cardiff into more relegation worries. The Bluebirds currently sit two points adrift of safety, but their recent form isn’t giving the fans much hope.

This understandable loss at Wolves followed on from consecutive heavy defeats at home against Watford and Everton, although the expected goals tallies do hint that Cardiff were rather unfortunate to lose both games by such a large margin.

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Now they’re coming up against a West Ham side who have only lost one of their last five outings in the Premier League, but while The Hammers are battling up in the top half of the table there are some concerns floating around.

Specifically, their away form has dipped below par in recent months. In fact, despite their respectable overall form West Ham are actually without a win in their last five away games, four of which have ended in defeat. They have scored just a single goal in this period, so if they want to inflict another heavy defeat on Cardiff they will have to find their shooting boots again.

The hosts may have struggled recently at the Cardiff City Stadium, but they have found some success in front of their own fans this season. They have only actually lost five of their last 11 home league games, winning five of them as well. However, with Cardiff scoring just five goals in their last seven home games and West Ham struggling for goals too, we’re not expecting the most exciting of matches here.

Eight of West Ham’s last 11 away games in the Premier League have seen fewer than three goals scored as well. When combined with both teams’ lack of scoring prowess at the moment we think backing Under 2.5 Goals is the best option here, along with a 1-1 correct score prediction.