Ace Football previews the Europa League game between West Ham and Olympiacos who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Both West Ham and Olympiacos will look to bolster their accounts in the Europa League at London Stadium this coming Thursday. The two teams enter the match at London Stadium with two points separating them in Group A.
Form: West Ham vs Olympiacos
West Ham Form
It is all or nothing with West Ham presently. They first went down 1-0 in an encounter with Everton, to which they replied by beating Arsenal 3-1. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 3-2 against Brentford. In their last six Europa League home matches, West Ham have three wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost two. They scored ten and conceded five goals.
Olympiacos Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Olympiacos. They first took out West Ham by 2-1 before downing OFI Kreta by 0-2. The winning streak came to an end against PAOK, who ran out 2-4 winners. Olympiacos only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Europa League. In these six matches, they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by six goals to eight.
Betting stats for West Ham and Olympiacos
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between West Ham and Olympiacos. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- West Ham have scored in the last 18 home matches in a row
- West Ham have scored in 22 of the last 23 matches
- In 11 of the last 13 matches West Ham played, both teams scored
- In 10 of the last 12 home matches West Ham played, both teams scored
- West Ham have conceded in 20 of the last 22 matches
- Olympiacos have scored in the last 14 matches in a row
- Olympiacos have not lost 19 of the last 21 matches
- In 10 of the last 11 Olympiacos matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Olympiacos away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Olympiacos have not lost 9 of the last 10 away matches
Players to watch: West Ham vs Olympiacos
Lucas Paqueta managed to hit the target twice recently for West Ham, while Ayoub El Kaabi has added four strikes in the Europa League for Olympiacos in his last six outings.
Popular betting markets: West Ham vs Olympiacos
Full-time result
London Stadium witnessed West Ham winning seven of their 10 latest matches. They drew one and lost two in this run. Olympiacos won five of their previous 10 games away, drew four, and lost one. Olympiacos did not lose any of their last six matches away from home.
Both teams to score
West Ham scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Olympiacos scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Olympiacos should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Thursday, as West Ham only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Olympiacos claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of West Ham’s last ten matches. They banged in an average of 1.5 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Olympiacos, who managed to hit the net 2.6 times on average in these games. West Ham conceded a goal in their last seven matches.
Recommended tip: West Ham vs Olympiacos
To sum up, the upcoming match between West Ham and Olympiacos seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Europa League game.
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