- West Ham is a -0.5-goal home favorite against Leicester City.
- West Ham is 10-1 SU in its last 11 home night matches against promoted sides.
- My West Ham vs. Leicester City prediction centers around the West Ham team total.
Off a huge win as big underdogs against Arsenal, West Ham returns home to face Leicester City.
The Hammers’ 1-0 win ended Arsenal’s home unbeaten run and provided a gap between West Ham and the relegation zone. As it stands, West Ham sits 16th in the league table.
Leicester fell 4-0 to Brentford last Friday, their 10th defeat in the last 11 games. Currently, Leicester sits 19th in the league table, five points from safety.
Check out the Premier League odds and my West Ham vs. Leicester City prediction.
West Ham vs. Leicester City Odds, Premier League
West Ham vs. Leicester City Prediction
Based on West Ham’s attacking success against Leicester and their home success against bad defenses, my West Ham vs. Leicester City prediction is West Ham Over 1.5 Goals (-165).
To help reduce the price, I like pairing the team total with the Chelsea Moneyline. That reduces the juice to -112.
West Ham failed to clear this number in the reverse fixture, but their underlying metrics suggested it was wildly unlucky.
The Hammers managed one goal off 3.1 expected goals and post-shot xG, per fbref.com.
For all of West Ham’s issues this season, they’ve excelled against the league’s worst defenses.
In three games against newly promoted sides, West Ham cleared 1.5 xG in all three, including at least three expected goals twice.
West Ham’s attack rates out as a positive regression candidate based on those three matches. Across all three, they managed six goals off 8.3 expected.
On Thursday, Graham Potter’s side faces a Leicester defense that has struggled to keep teams under this number.
Leicester have kept only six opponents under 1.5 goals this year, including a solitary clean sheet.
Away from home, Leicester have kept only two of 12 under this number, including zero clean sheets.
As a result, I like backing some positive regression for West Ham against a bad defense.
Premier League Match Schedule
| Home | Away | Date | Time (ET) | Location |
| Crystal Palace | Aston Villa | Feb. 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Selhurt |
| Brighton | Bournemouth | Feb. 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Amex Stadium |
| Wolves | Fulham | Feb. 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Molineux |
| Chelsea | Southampton | Feb. 25 | 2:15 p.m. | Stamford Bridge |
| Brentford | Everton | Feb. 26 | 1:30 p.m. | GTech Community Stadium |
| Nottingham Forest | Arsenal | Feb. 26 | 1:30 p.m. | The City Ground |
| Manchester United | Ipswich Town | Feb. 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Old Trafford |
| Tottenham | Manchester City | Feb. 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
| Liverpool | Newcastle United | Feb. 26 | 2:15 p.m. | Anfield |
| West Ham United | Leicester City | Feb. 27 | 2 p.m. | London Stadium |
Premier League Against the Spread Records
| Team | ATS Record | ATS% | Home ATS Record | Home ATS% | Road ATS Record | Road ATS% |
| Arsenal | 10-12-5 | 46.3% | 3-7-3 | 34.6% | 7-5-2 | 57.1% |
| Aston Villa | 10-17-1 | 37.5% | 5-9-1 | 36.7% | 5-8-0 | 38.5% |
| Bournemouth | 17-10-0 | 63.0% | 7-6-0 | 53.8% | 10-4-0 | 71.4% |
| Brentford | 16-9-2 | 63.0% | 8-6-0 | 57.1% | 8-3-2 | 69.2% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 15-11-1 | 57.4% | 6-7-0 | 46.2% | 9-4-1 | 67.9% |
| Chelsea | 10-15-2 | 40.7% | 5-7-1 | 42.3% | 5-8-1 | 39.3% |
| Crystal Palace | 15-9-3 | 61.1% | 5-6-3 | 46.4% | 10-3-0 | 76.9% |
| Everton | 15-9-3 | 61.1% | 7-5-2 | 57.1% | 8-4-1 | 65.4% |
| Fulham | 16-9-2 | 63.0% | 6-8-0 | 42.9% | 9-2-2 | 76.9% |
| Ipswich Town | 11-14-2 | 44.4% | 4-10-0 | 28.6% | 7-4-2 | 61.5% |
| Leicester City | 11-15-1 | 42.6% | 5-9-0 | 35.7% | 6-6-1 | 50.0% |
| Liverpool | 15-12-1 | 55.4% | 6-6-1 | 50.0% | 9-6-0 | 60.0% |
| Manchester City | 9-18-0 | 33.3% | 4-9-0 | 30.8% | 5-9-0 | 35.7% |
| Manchester United | 10-13-4 | 44.4% | 5-7-2 | 42.9% | 5-6-2 | 46.2% |
| Newcastle United | 14-12-1 | 53.7% | 8-5-0 | 61.5% | 6-7-1 | 46.4% |
| Nottingham Forest | 17-10-0 | 63.0% | 8-5-0 | 61.5% | 9-5-0 | 64.3% |
| Southampton | 9-15-3 | 38.9% | 2-10-1 | 19.2% | 7-5-2 | 57.1% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 11-16-0 | 40.7% | 5-9-0 | 35.7% | 6-7-0 | 46.2% |
| West Ham United | 14-12-1 | 53.7% | 5-8-1 | 39.3% | 9-4-0 | 69.2% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12-13-2 | 48.1% | 5-7-1 | 42.3% | 7-6-1 | 53.6% |
Premier League Standings
| Team | Record (Wins-Draws-Losses) | Points | Goal Differential |
| Liverpool | 20-7-1 | 67 | 40 |
| Arsenal | 15-9-3 | 54 | 28 |
| Nottingham Forest | 14-6-7 | 48 | 11 |
| Manchester City | 14-5-8 | 47 | 16 |
| Chelsea | 13-7-7 | 46 | 16 |
| Newcastle United | 13-5-9 | 44 | 8 |
| Bournemouth | 12-7-8 | 43 | 13 |
| Brighton | 11-10-6 | 43 | 5 |
| Fulham | 11-9-7 | 42 | 4 |
| Aston Villa | 11-9-8 | 42 | -5 |
| Brentford | 11-5-11 | 38 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 9-9-9 | 36 | 2 |
| Tottenham | 10-3-14 | 33 | 14 |
| Manchester United | 9-6-12 | 33 | -6 |
| West Ham | 9-6-12 | 33 | -15 |
| Everton | 7-11-9 | 32 | -4 |
| Wolves | 6-4-17 | 22 | -19 |
| Ipswich Town | 3-8-16 | 17 | -31 |
| Leicester City | 4-5-18 | 17 | -36 |
| Southampton | 2-3-22 | 9 | -46 |
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