West Ham vs Arsenal: prediction and betting preview

By Tolu Shotade · Sat 9 May, 16:00 WAT

Introduction

Arsenal travel to east London with a hand on the trophy. The 3-0 demolition of Fulham last week stretched the lead to six points and Arteta now has the easier run-in than Manchester City. West Ham are on 36 points, two clear of relegation in 18th, and need every point. The problem is they have lost five of their last seven home games and conceded three or more in three of those. Arsenal have scored first in 22 of their 35 league games this season and Gyokeres has 22 league goals already. This is a routine away win unless the Gunners completely take their foot off.

Form and key stats

• Arsenal: top of the league, 35 played, 23W 7D 5L, +41 goal difference. Last 5: W W W D W.
• West Ham: 18th, 35 played, 9W 9D 17L, conceded 61 goals. Lost 3-0 at Brentford last week.
• H2H: Arsenal won the reverse 4-0 at the Emirates in November 2025. Three of the last five meetings have ended with Arsenal scoring 3+.
• Viktor Gyokeres has scored in each of his last 4 Premier League starts. 22 league goals on the season.
• West Ham have failed to score in 4 of their last 6 home games.

Key stat to know

Arsenal have won by 2+ goals in 8 of their last 10 away matches. The -1.5 Asian handicap on the Gunners has landed in 8 of those 10. Against a leaky 18th-placed side fighting nerves, that is the trade.

Our tips for this match

• Arsenal -1 AH at 1.78 (Stake): Form, table position, goal difference, head to head. Every input points to a comfortable Arsenal win by 2.
• Under 3.5 goals at 1.65 (1xBet): Arsenal will score 2 or 3 and West Ham are creating very little. 1-0, 2-0, 2-1 or 3-0 are the most likely scorelines.

Verdict

Take Arsenal -1 AH and Under 3.5 goals. Viktor Gyokeres anytime scorer and Bukayo Saka 2+ shots on target are the top player props.

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