+0.72 points a game is the venue form gap, in Swansea City's favour: Swansea City takes 1.80 a game at home over the last two seasons, West Ham United 1.08 away.
Swansea City: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. West Ham United: 48 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season in the Premier League.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Swansea City -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 3, drew 2, lost 0 of 5, scoring 7 and conceding 2. Last season at home: won 10, drew 4, lost 6 of 20, scoring 30 and conceding 24 -- 1.70 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Millwall 1-0 away; beat Norwich City 2-1 at home; beat Lincoln City 2-1 away; beat Burnley 3-1 at home; lost to Southampton 1-3 away.
The dugout
Our feed records no manager against any of its banked matches, so the dugout cannot be read.
West Ham United -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 3, lost 0 of 5, scoring 14 and conceding 7. Last season away in the Premier League: won 4, drew 5, lost 10 of 19, scoring 19 and conceding 35 -- 0.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Lincoln City 6-0 away; drew with Queens Park Rangers 1-1 at home; drew with Millwall 2-2 away; beat Wrexham 6-0 at home; beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 48 matches with one recorded (43, 5 apiece), most recently Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo with 43. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.