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West Ham - SC Freiburg
UEFA Europa League - London Stadium
4th Round
West Ham will be gunning for revenge at the London Stadium after a late Freiburg goal and controversial no-award of a penalty saw them fall to an away defeat and their first-ever loss against the Bundesliga outfit.
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West Ham vs Freiburg prediction: Hammers hoping to book their spot in the next round
🔥Hot tip | Over 2.5 goals |
⚽ Correct score prediction | West Ham 3-1 Freiburg |
⏱HT/FT | Draw/West Ham |
Key stats
- West Ham have won two of the three meetings between these teams
- Freiburg have failed to win in their last two away European fixtures
- West Ham have scored six times in their three home Europa League games this season
Pre-game odds and win probability: West Ham expected to advance
Home: 3/4 (1.75) – 57.1%
Draw: 27/10 (3.7) – 27%
Away: 17/5 (4.4) – 22.7%
West Ham are overwhelming favourites to win both the match on Thursday night, and also the tie. We are offering a lot more free betting tips instead of just an outright winner which you can take advantage of.
There is a lot to be looked at and analysed when it comes to this fixture because West Ham are favoured so heavily. The Hammers are one of the teams we've picked a correct score prediction for on our betting insights page, so be sure to check out the other Europa League clashes to dive into.
Last five H2Hs: Freiburg confident of causing a shock
After winning both games in the group stages, West Ham travelled to Germany with confidence last week, only to end up tasting defeat. So, Freiburg are now the ones with their tails up heading into an away fixture, in what is just the third-ever meeting between these two teams.
West Ham preview: Hammers keen to avenge last week's loss
West Ham know they must overturn a one-goal deficit at the London Stadium or kiss goodbye to their European adventure. Having won 2-0 the last time Freiburg visited their home ground, Moyes' side will be more than confident of booking their spot in the next round.
Predicted lineup: Fabianski (GK) – Cresswell, Zouma, Mavropanos, Coufal – Alvarez, Soucek, Paqueta, Ward-Prowse, Bowen – Ings
England Premier League 31/08/24
L
Man City
3
West Ham
1
England EFL Cup 28/08/24
W
Bournemouth
0
West Ham
1
England Premier League 24/08/24
W
Crystal Palace
0
West Ham
2
England Premier League 17/08/24
L
Aston Villa
2
West Ham
1
Elite Club Friendlies 10/08/24
W
Celta Vigo
2 (5)
West Ham
2 (6)
Freiburg preview: Sights set on the quarter-finals
Freiburg caused a slight shock last Thursday when they came out victorious at home to West Ham by a one-goal margin. The German side have now lost just once in their last seven games, including a win against the Hammers and a draw at home to Bayern Munich.
Predicted lineup: Atubolu (GK) – Gunter, Kubler, Gulde, Sildillia – Hofler, Eggestein – Grifo, Doan – Sallai, Gregoritsch
Player to watch – Lucas Paqueta
The Brazilian international was a huge miss for West Ham earlier in 2024 with the Hammers drawing three and losing three games in a row when Lucas Paqueta was sidelined with a calf injury.
Paqueta to haunt Freiburg again?
Paqueta has already scored against Freiburg in the Europa League last season and it was quite a surprise to not see him either find the back of the net or register an assist last week. This is because he put up an XG of 0.5 and created three openings for his teammates.