Manchester Utd vs West Ham Prediction & Betting Tips (4 February)

Far from the ambitions displayed at the start of the season, Manchester United is today only 7th in the Premier League and should have great difficulty qualifying for the next Champions League, 8 points behind 4th place. The Red Devils fail to be consistent. They have also lost 3 of their last 7 league matches, for 2 wins and 2 draws. This week, Erik Ten Hag's men found the resources to win at Wolverhampton 3-4. Last weekend, Manchester United had to work with a resident of League Two Newport to win their round of 16 FA Cup 2-4. West Ham today occupies 6th place in the Premier League with a small point ahead of his opponent of the day.

The London team are difficult to beat at the moment, as evidenced by their current series of 6 matches without defeat, 3 wins and 3 draws. The Hammers, on the other hand, have been progressing slowly since the start of 2024. In fact, they remain on 3 split points suffered against Brighton 0-0, at Sheffield United 2-2 and against Bournemouth this week 1-1. West Ham has not won any of its 5 matches played in all competitions in 2024, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

For Manchester United, it is necessary to highlight the packages of replacements Malacia and Martial. Also absent on the last day, the starting defenders Wan-Bissaka and Lindelof and the interesting midfielder Mount are announced as doubtful this weekend. On the other hand, eliminated in the round of 16 of the CAN with Morocco, midfielder Amrabat could make his return. Scorer 3 times in the last 3 matches, striker Hojlund (3 goals and 2 assists in PL) is starting to find his feet. We should also find the attackers Bruno Fernandes (3 goals and 4 assists in PL) and Rashford (5 goals and 2 assists in PL). During the winter transfer window, the undesirable van de Beek (Frankfurt) and Sancho (Dortmund) were loaned, as were midfielder Mejbri (Sevilla FC) and wingers Pellistri (Granada) and Carreras (Benfica). still cannot count on the important Michail Antonio (top scorer last year) and Paqueta, who have not sufficiently recovered from their physical problems.

In addition, right-back Coufal is still suspended while winger Benrahma, whose departure to Lyon collapsed in the final hours of the transfer window, is still absent while waiting to find a solution for his transfer. Executive defender Aguerd is, for his part, back from the CAN. In the offensive area, Kudus (6 goals in PL) and Bowen (11 goals in PL) should take their place. This week, it was midfielder Ward-Prowse (5 goals and 6 assists in the PL) who found the net. This winter, West Ham obtained the loan of England international Calvin Phillips (Manchester City). German defender Kehrer left for Monaco while attacking midfielder Pablo Fornals joined Betis.