West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction: Expect a high-scoring game and a goal exchange

The London derby will take place on 18 July, in which West Ham will face Tottenham on a neutral pitch. Bookmakers are on the Spurs' side in the pairing, with Tottenham not being a very big favourite for the upcoming encounter.

It should be recalled that West Ham ended last season by winning the Conference League final, and now the London team will represent England in the Europa League. The Hammers have already played two friendly matches in mid-July, both of which they beat Boreham Wood 4:1 and Perth Glory 6:2. Bowen scored a double against the Aussies. Mubama, Emerson, and Scamacca each scored a goal, while Perth Glory's Lachman scored an own goal. Declan Rice, Arthur Masuaku, and Manuel Lanzini are leaving the club.

Unlike West Ham, Tottenham has not played any friendlies in the offseason, so we can only guess about Spurs' tone. Recall that the Londoners ended last season with an away win over Leeds; before that, Spurs lost to Aston Villa and Brentford. Tottenham, on the other hand, are brighter in the transfer market. Harry Winks and Lucas Moura left James Maddison from Leicester, Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus, Pedro Porro from Sporting, Guglielmo Vicario from Empoli, and Manor Solomon as a free agent.

Tottenham is stronger than their opponents in terms of squad and capabilities. However, West Ham has an advantage in tone; after all, the Hammers have already played two friendly matches, both of which they won with a resounding score. Also note that West Ham has no big changes in the squad unless you count the departure of Rice, one of the club's leaders. But Tottenham have a lot of newcomers, some of whom will probably appear on the field in the first match. In general, we are on the side of the Hammers; we believe that West Ham will not lose on Tuesday, at least. As for the total, we expect high performance and an exchange of goals; the match is friendly and, by and large, not obliging to anything.