GolVolt — West Ham United vs Birmingham City: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

West Ham United have scored in 17 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 45 goals in those matches.

Table

2 points apart in the table

3.West Ham United22 pts 7.Birmingham City20 pts

West Ham United: place 3, 22 pts · Birmingham City: place 7, 20 pts.

Player in form

Liam Millar: 4 goals in 5 league matches

Goals4

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Player in form

Jarrod Bowen: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG2.61

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.6).

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Jarrod Bowen

West Ham United · midfielder

6goals 5assists 7.68avg rating

Last match, Southampton: rating 7.7.

Liam Millar

Birmingham City · midfielder

4goals 3assists 7.35avg rating

Last match, Cardiff City: rating 6.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is West Ham United at home and Birmingham City away, as in this match.

West Ham United

at home · 10

5W1D4L2.5scored per match1.3conceded per match

Birmingham City

away · 10

4W3D3L1.0scored per match0.9conceded per match

Head to head

No verified previous meetings are available for this fixture.

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: West Ham United (4-4-2, last: Southampton) · Birmingham City (4-2-3-1, last: Cardiff City).

Official around 15:00, Sat 3 Apr

MHHermansen KPWalker-Peters KMMavropanos MKKilman MOMorato JBBowen DMMukasa AEEngels MSSolomon TCCastellanos MKKanté JBBeadle ACCochrane CKKlarer PNNeumann BSOsayi-Samuel JSSolís TIIwata LMMillar JSStansfield CVVicente LVVázquez

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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