West Ham vs Freiburg Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 14/12/2023, 02:00  by Sridhar | Modified on 14/12/2023 at 05:33 in Europa League Predictions

West Ham and Freiburg meet on matchday six of the UEFA Europa Conference League to decide who ends up topping the group. This match will be played at the London Stadium on Thursday with the hosts top of the standings, ahead of the visitors who are behind only because of head-to-head points. West Ham need just a draw to ensure they advance to the round of 16, while Freiburg need a win to trip the Hammers or they will advance to the knockout round play-offs. The Hammers won the reverse fixture 2-1 and could do a season double against German opposition for the first time ever. Including qualifiers, they have won their last nine home games in all European competitions.

Freiburg will be playing their first away match in England in European competitions. The only team to play at this venue in the Europa League previously was Eintracht Frankfurt winning 2-1. This is already their best-ever performance in the Europa League group stages as they have crashed out when they last played in 2013/14. It is their away form that has kept the Germans down, as they have won just six of their last 14 away matches in UEFA competitions. They have drawn and lost four matches in this sequence, but would need a win on this trip to directly qualify for the round of 16.