Prediction for the match - 31 October 2021 Aston Villa - West Ham United

Today we are waiting for a very interesting football match - Aston Villa vs West Ham United. The event will start at 16:30 (UTC). Bookmakers give the coefficient 2.45 for the victory of the hosts, considering them clear favorites in this game.

Villa are in a bit of a hole at the moment and while Smith could point to injuries and unavailability of some big names to this point, the return to fitness of the majority will leave him short of excuses if he can't arrest the slide. West Ham, by contrast, are on cloud nine after four superb results in succession and are riding a wave of confidence that appears to be nullifying any effects of fatigue to this point. The Hammers have picked up 10 points from 12 available away from home this season and look best placed to make that 13 from 15 against a new-look Villa side that is still lacking an identity.

Recently, the teams have met 6 times. Aston Villa won in 0 matches. The most productive match between the teams took place on 3-го февраля and ended with a score of 1:3 in favor of West Ham United. As for the match in which the teams scored the fewest goals, it ended with a score of 0:0. Then the victory was won by the team West Ham United.

Aston Villa can not find their game in any way, they were able to win only 2 victories in their last 6 matches. However the average number of goals per game for the team is 1.5. Aston Villa plays well in defense and usually concedes no more than 1.67 goals.

West Ham United are going quite well, out of 4 matches they were defeated only in 1. Also the team does not play very effectively, averaging 1.5 goals per game. In recent matches, the team has conceded too much, an average of 0.33 per game.

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Aston Villa – pre-match summary

• Dean Smith has a near fully fit squad to choose from and after injuries have dictated his formations and lineups to now, he now has some big decisions to make.
• The first will surely be to revert to a back four following three consecutive defeats, though fitting both Ings and Watkins into the side is proving to be problematic to the rest of the team.
• The latter may move out to the left unless Smith opts for a 4-4-2, with Leon Bailey, Emi Buendia, Bertrand Traore and Anwar El Ghazi offering further options in attack.
• Elsewhere Jacob Ramsey may return following a superb first goal for the club last time out, while Morgan Sanson and Marvelous Nakamba are also vying for a start in midfield.

West Ham United – pre-match summary

• David Moyes continues to manage his squad to superb effect and dumped holders Man City out of the Carabao Cup in midweek despite resting star men Declan Rice and Michail Antonio.
• It was a strong lineup elsewhere, however, so he'll hope fatigue isn't an issue for a handful of players that may well start for the fourth time in the space of ten days.
• Czech duo Vladimir Coufal and Alex Kral are likely to remain changed, so Moyes should revert to the side that beat Tottenham last weekend, with Ben Johnson the only stand in in an otherwise settled XI.