West Ham vs Manchester Utd Prediction & Betting Tips (23 December)

Very important duel in this 18th day of the Premier League. West Ham and Manchester United will face each other this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The two teams intend to fight for a place in Europe next season. Having just lost to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup in the quarter-final 3-1, West Ham want to raise their head in the league. He is in 8th place in the ranking, just 2 lengths from the top 6. Qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League, the Hammers have still won 3 of their last 5 meetings.

Why not continue when the Red Devils receive? Manchester United are very far from shining this season. He finished in last place in his Champions League group, was eliminated very quickly from the Carabao Cup and is only in 7th position in the Premier League. Erik ten Hag's men have not won for 3 matches, in all competitions. They remain in an almost miraculous draw on Liverpool's pitch 0-0. Manchester United could, however, have difficulty returning to victory against a team which intends to get closer to the top 5.

Manchester Utd have been rock-solid defensively over the course of their previous six Premier League matches, conceding just a single goal on the way to collecting 17 points from a possible 18. Given that both teams have found the net in just one of the last nine league games involving West Ham, any deviation from this script would come as a bit of a surprise.