Brentford v West Ham

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After having been handed recent back-to-back defeats away from home in the Premier League, Brentford will be relieved to be returning to the home surroundings of their Gtech Community Stadium ahead of this all-London affair against West Ham, while West Ham were dealt a heavy 3-0 loss at home by Chelsea last weekend so the visitors will also be eager to produce a much better showing in this upcoming clash.

Brentford suffered two defeats on the trot on the road in the English top flight at Manchester City and Tottenham respectively, and although The Bees have registered early season wins against Crystal Palace and Southampton, a previous defeat away at Liverpool means that the losses have outweighed the wins so far this season for the hosts.

The bigger picture shows Brentford have found league wins hard to come by for some time now in the Premier League as Thomas Frank's side have managed to pick up just five victories within their previous 20 league matches overall while also being handed 10 defeats in the process.

However, form and results at home continue to give encouragement to Brentford who have slipped to just a single loss in their last eight games, picking up three wins, while four of these eight games have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals as well.

West Ham have struggled to get going in the early stages of this new Premier League season as The Hammers have registered just the single win within their opening five games while slipping to three defeats already this term.

The visitors' singular success came in the shape of a 2-0 win away from home at Crystal Palace but losses at the hands of Aston Villa, Manchester City and Chelsea suggest this upcoming trip to face Brentford, albeit a relatively short one, is likely to be another tough assignment for Lopetegui's side.

Indeed, the Spanish manager has found himself under fire from certain parts of the West Ham fanbase and another defeat this Saturday to Brentford could spell trouble for the boss as West Ham currently occupy a disappointing 14th place in the Premier League table.

There does appear to be a glimmer of hope though for West Ham as they have managed to capture wins on the road at the likes of Everton, Wolves and Crystal Palace in recent times and given Brentford's recent losses, The Hammers might just sneak a result here at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Brentford v West Ham Verdict

Brentford have won three out of the last five meetings with West Ham and given The Bees' reasonable form on home soil, the hosts look to have a chance here. West Ham registered a 4-2 win against their hosts though in the previous meeting and the visitors might just hold their own in this one.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

West Ham win @ 3.20

Correct Score: West Ham 1-0 @ 15.00