Arsenal will be looking to keep the pressure on the league leaders Liverpool by securing all three points at home to West Ham on Saturday.
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Arsenal vs West Ham prediction: Home win and both teams to score?
Key Stats
- Both teams have scored in 67% of West Ham's away games this season.
- The Gunners have scored over 1.5 goals in 75% of their home games and have only scored three or more goals in 33%.
- Arsenal average 10.42 corners per home game in the Premier League.
Correct score prediction: Arsenal 2-1 West Ham
Mikel Arteta's side have won their last three matches in the Premier League and smashed West Ham 5-2 in their own backyard in November. While we are backing another Arsenal win this weekend, the scoreline should be much closer this time around as the Gunners could be without four key attacking players, and the Hammers haven't conceded more than two goals in any of their last six matches.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Arsenal the overwhelming favourite
- HOME: 2/7 (1.29) – 77.8%
- DRAW: 26/5 (6.20) – 16.1%
- AWAY: 11/1 (12.00) – 8.3%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Arsenal are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 77.8% and we can't argue with the bookmakers on this one.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Level pegging
The last five meetings between these two clubs, in all competitions, have been evenly split, with each team picking up two wins, two defeats and a draw.
England Premier League 30/11/24
West Ham
Arsenal
England Premier League 11/02/24
West Ham
Arsenal
England Premier League 28/12/23
Arsenal
West Ham
England Premier League 26/12/23
Arsenal
West Ham
England EFL Cup 01/11/23
West Ham
Arsenal
Arsenal preview: Edged past Leicester
Arsenal had to rely on an unusual source of goals in order to claim victory at The King Power Stadium last weekend.
A strikerless Gunners looked like they might be heading for a goalless draw with the relegation battlers until Arteta introduced Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino in the 69th minute. Despite having never played there before, Merino was deployed as a centre forward with great success, heading Arsenal in front in the 81st minute and coolly finishing a close-range effort six minutes later to wrap up a 2-0 victory.
Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Takehiro Tomiyasu could all miss the weekend's action due to injury.
Predicted lineup: Raya (GK), Gabriel, Timber, Saliba, Partey, Odegaard, Rice, Calafiori, Nwaneri, Trossard & Merino
England Premier League 15/02/25
W
Leicester
0
Arsenal
2
England EFL Cup 05/02/25
L
Newcastle
2
Arsenal
0
TEST Fixtures 04/02/25
W
Man Utd
0
Arsenal
1
England Premier League 02/02/25
W
Man City
1
Arsenal
5
UEFA Champions League 29/01/25
W
Girona
1
Arsenal
2
West Ham preview: Four games without a win
Graham Potter's underwhelming start at West Ham continued last weekend at home to Brentford.
Kevin Schade scored the only goal of the game in the fourth minute to make it four league games without a victory for the former Chelsea and Brighton manager.
Potter could be without the services of Michail Antonio, Crysencio Summerville, Vladimir Coufal and Niclas Fullkrug for the short trip to North London this weekend.
Predicted lineup: Areola (GK), Emerson, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Soucek, Soler, Paqueta, Alvarez, Kudus & Bowen
England Premier League 15/02/25
L
Brentford
1
West Ham
0
England Premier League 03/02/25
L
Chelsea
2
West Ham
1
England Premier League 26/01/25
D
Aston Villa
1
West Ham
1
England Premier League 18/01/25
L
Crystal Palace
2
West Ham
0
England Premier League 14/01/25
W
Fulham
2
West Ham
3
Player to watch: Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino is adapting well to life in the Premier League and his latest performance away at Leicester might see the Spaniard handed more start roles in the coming weeks.
Merino came off the bench at The King Power Stadium to score both of Arsebnal's goals in a 2-0 victory with the midfielder being played up front.
Merino was the Gunner's super sub last weekend
The Gunners are still without many of their usual attacking players this weekend and that could mean that Merino comes into the starting lineup to lead the line against West Ham.