West Ham United vs West Bromwich Albion Prediction and Tips: Corners

Two sides who keep winning corners

West Ham, third in the Championship, host a West Brom side one place and one point behind them in fifth - a genuine top-half clash between two teams playing on the front foot rather than for a point.

We pulled match-level corner counts (both teams combined) from each side's last four league games rather than a full ten-game home/away split, to stay inside this run's research budget - worth flagging plainly rather than presenting it as the complete picture. On that sample, West Ham's games have produced 20, 7, 5 and 14 total corners (average 11.5), while West Brom's have produced 15, 12, 16 and 15 (average 14.5); West Brom in particular have not been under 12 total corners in any of the four games checked.

West Ham's own output has been lumpy game to game - 14 corners won against Southampton, then just 1 away at Swansea - but with two attacking Championship sides who both want to win this game rather than contain it, the combined total is the steadier number to lean on than either team's corners in isolation.

We have not confirmed starting line-ups this far out, so this is built on team-level corner counts rather than a check of which wide players start - worth a smaller stake for that reason. Over 10.5 total corners at 1.85 is the pick, for 0.75 units.

Form guide

Key numbers

• West Ham total match corners, last 4 Championship games20, 7, 5, 14 (avg 11.5)
• West Brom total match corners, last 4 Championship games15, 12, 16, 15 (avg 14.5)
• League positionWest Ham 3rd (22 pts), West Brom 5th (21 pts)

Team news

We have not confirmed starting line-ups for either side this far from kick-off; team news will firm up closer to the match.

Verdict

Two top-half sides with an attacking approach and corner counts to match. The combined total looks a more reliable read than either team's numbers alone, even on a smaller four-game sample than usual.