Improved Recent Form Will See West Ham Land Top Half Finish
After a poor start to the season, and to life in the Olympic Stadium, West Ham have steadied the ship in recent weeks. Having only won nine games all season, five of those victories have come in the last ten games. Prior to that, they had won four out of their first sixteen, when you put it like that it is a big turnaround that Slaven Bilic should receive a lot of credit for.
West Ham are 4/6 to finish in the top half of the Premier League, and currently sit in 9th place. With the recent improvement, The Hammers could have a very good end to the season, making sure they remain in the top half of the Premier League.
In recent weeks West Ham have found a way to pick up points and be more consistent. They have lost once in their last six and while their last two games have been draws, at least they are not losing, which is what was happening earlier in the season. The move to the Olympic Stadium and the unrest surrounding Dimitri Payet probably caused a lot of that, but since the start of 2017 Slaven Bilic has managed to steady the ship.
West Ham have 12 games remaining this season, six at home and six away from home. Out of those 12, four are against clubs in the top six, while they also play five out of the seven clubs involved in the relegation scrap. That spread of games should be enough to see The Hammers pick up enough points to maintain their top half position, a position that I am sure the fans would have taken after seeing how the club played during the first few months of the season.
After a tough start to the season, with problems on and off the pitch, West Ham are beginning to look like the team we saw last season. Over the past few weeks, Slaven Bilic has managed to steady things and that has been clear on the pitch, bringing improved results. With just one loss in their last six, West Ham look set to pick up enough points to consolidate their spot in the top half of the table. The odds available on a West Ham top half finish at the moment are 4/6. Should they continue their recent form then those odds won’t last long as we enter the final stretch.
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