- West Ham's home record in Championship 2026-2027 is W3, D1, L2 with an average of 2.83 goals per game for and 1.33 against.
- West Bromwich's away record in Championship 2026-2027 is W3, D1, L2 with an average of 1.17 away goals per game.
- West Ham talisman Jarrod Bowen leads the Championship scoring with 4 goals in 8 games for the Hammers.
West Ham vs West Bromwich - a clash of contrasting blueprints
West Ham come into this one in mixed form with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5 games, following up the 0-6 hammering of Lincoln City and 0-1 win at Swansea with a 2-3 home defeat by Southampton.
It's an interesting clash as the visitors are also in inconsistent form, picking up 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their previous 5, with recent wins coming against Wrexham (A, 1-2) and Blackburn (H, 3-2) with a 1-1 draw away at Preston last time out.
West Ham are the firm favourites for this game at 27/50 with the draw being offered at 16/5 and West Bromwich at 22/5, which is fair enough as the Hammers are the stronger side on paper, but Nuno Espirito Santo's side will need to bounce back after that setback to the Saints to show their true form.
Nuno's flexible 5-3-2 which can also be 3-4-3/4-2-3-1 has given West Ham a transition-based identity with a compact medium press, strong build-up play and enough speed to make the most of their chances in transition.
James Morrison's pragmatic 4-4-2 has kept the Baggies compact, organised and dangerous on the break with the ability to hit teams on the counter and with enough speed to pick their spots with a direct approach.
This looks like a chess match between two teams with very contrasting blueprints, with Nuno's team perhaps having that extra sharp edge in Bowen, who is West Ham's top-scorer in the Championship.
Isaac Price is the live wire for the Baggies, who have scored 6 times in their last 5 with the youngster bagging twice in that run, so West Ham may just nick it.
However, the odds are very tight for them to do so and with both teams scoring regularly and the nature of this game potentially leading to an end-to-end affair, I am going for over 2.5 goals at 57/100 and both teams to score at 31/50 in this London Stadium clash.
