West Ham vs Freiburg Betting Tips & Preview
UEL Group A Decider
West Ham Coming off Big Defeat
Unexpectedly, West Ham fell 5-0 at Fulham on Sunday and the Hammers will look to bounce back on Thursday when they take on SC Freiburg in the Europa League. Both teams have already qualified for the knockout stage of the UEL. Still, they’ll both be looking for a win as three points for either side will mean a bye to the round of 16. Freiburg head to London having kept three straight shutouts. For one of Thursday’s marquee matchups, we’ll dish out some West Ham vs Freiburg betting tips.
West Ham vs SC Freiburg
Date, time:
Location: London Stadium, London, England
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Head-to-Head
This is just the second opportunity for soccer betting on West Ham vs. SC Freiburg soccer betting odds in UEFA competition. In October, Lucas Paqueta and Nayef Aguerd scored in the Hammers’ 2-1 win over Freiburg in Germany. The only other time these teams met was when West Ham went on a German tour in 1924. Freiburg picked up a 5-2 win, which was West Ham’s only loss on the tour.
West Ham’s Unbeaten Run Over
Fulham ended West Ham’s six-game unbeaten streak in emphatic fashion on Sunday. The Cottagers scored three goals before halftime and came away with a 5-0 win. The result was a highly disappointing one for David Moyes and West Ham, who are in ninth place in the Premier League. The 2023 Conference League champions have done quite well on their Europa League schedule, though, with a 4-1 record.
In their last Europa League game, Tomas Soucek scored a late winner in the 1-0 victory at TSC Backa Topola. Now, West Ham just need a draw to advance as group winners and make the round of 16. They’ve got most of their key players available for Thursday’s match. Jarrod Bowen, who scored the Conference League-winning goal last season, leads the Hammers with 10 goals, in all competitions. Tomas Soucek, Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Paqueta, James Ward-Prowse and Nayef Aguerd have all been key for Moyes this season. Soucek recently went on a run where he scored the winning goal in three straight games.
However, goalkeeper Alphonse Areola and striker Michail Antonio are out for Thursday’s match. Heading into this Europa League clash, West Ham have kept clean sheets in each of their last two UEL games. West Ham have been excellent in cup competitions this season and they’ve been one of the more interesting soccer picks today. They’re also in the EFL Cup Quarter-finals, where they take on Liverpool next week.
Freiburg Lead Europa League in Scoring
SC Freiburg didn’t put in their best performance last Saturday at Wolfsburg. However, they did come away with a 1-0 win as Michael Gregoritsch scored for the fifth time in the last three matches. Those are his only five goals of the season but Gregoritsch has scored the winning goal in three straight games. The Austrian international also recently scored a hat trick in a 5-0 win over Olympiacos in the Europa League.
Freiburg have scored as many goals in five Europa League games as they have in 14 Bundesliga matches. Heading into the final group stage matchday, Freiburg lead the Europa League field with 17 goals. West Ham vs Freiburg betting tips note that Freiburg have managed back-to-back 5-0 UEL victories.
Freiburg enter this match on a four-game unbeaten run and they’ve kept three straight clean sheets. The Breisgau Brazilians are only in eighth place in the Bundesliga but have lost just one of their last seven games, in all competitions. Christian Streich has a few players out for this match, including Christian Gunter, Yannik Keitel and Maximilian Philipp. Noah Weisshaupt is also questionable with an illness.
Match Analysis & Odds
West Ham are -130 favorites to complete the double over Freiburg in the Europa League. While the Hammers have lost just twice at the London Stadium this season, they’ve also kept just two clean sheets at home. Bettors can also take West Ham -0.5, -1 at -110 odds, while Freiburg +0.5, +1 comes in at -120. The Hammers know that a draw will be enough to win the group and one displays +300.
Freiburg are going for three straight road wins, in all competitions, and have scored on the road in their last five games. Freiburg are +330 underdogs for this one but have excelled in the Europa League this season. One of our West Ham vs Freiburg betting tips for this match is that a draw seems to present the best value on the odds board. Draw and total under 2.5 goals comes in at boosted +450 odds, which isn’t a terrible pick either. Bettors can also take under three goals at -135.
