In the last game in which both teams faced each other, Arsenal won and scored 5 goals while West Ham scored 2 goals.
See who were the players who scored the 5 goals for Arsenal: Leandro Trossard,
Kai Havertz,
Bukayo Saka,
Martin Ødegaard and
Gabriel Magalhaes.
Now see the current list of Arsenal players who are injured:
Bukayo Saka ( Hamstring )
Takehiro Tomiyasu ( Knee )
Gabriel Jesus ( Knee )
Gabriel Martinelli ( Hamstring )
Kai Havertz ( Hamstring )
Ben White ( Knee )
https://www.premierleague.com/latest-player-injuriesAlthough West Ham come into this game on a run of 4 defeats, they could still surprise Arsenal and come away with a draw.
Exactly and I support your analysis. I also think that Arsenal will probably have difficulty winning this match. But that doesn't mean Arsenal will lose, but a draw is the best choice for Arsenal not to lose points when some of their mainstay players are absent from the match. West Ham is just a weak team at the moment but I don't want to underestimate a team like this that can usually produce unexpected results. On the one hand in H2H both teams have the same results and I assume that West Ham can hold a draw.
But I feel a little strange when I see the odds given by the bookmaker for the BTTS (Yes) option with big odds around @2.24. Even though both teams have the opportunity to score. And it seems that I prefer to take a big risk on a double chance (West Ham or draw) with odds @3+