In one of the matches of the 5th round of the Europa League group stage, the players of Rapid Moscow and West Ham will come face to face. Which of the opponents will get the victory in this confrontation? LiveResult.Ru evaluates the opponents' chances of success.
"Rapid"
The Rapid players have not yet lost their chances to get into the spring part of the Europa League, but for this the Viennese team will have to try hard. After 4 rounds, the team of the hosts has 3 points in its asset and closes the group. To reach the next round of the tournament, Rapid needs to take maximum points in the final rounds, and count on the misfires of the pursuers. In the previous meeting, the Green-Whites lost heavily to Dinamo Zagreb with a score of 1:3.
West Ham
The Hammers were able to guarantee their participation in the playoff round. After four matches, the team leads Group H with 10 points. The English team has shown that it is stronger than all its opponents in the quartet. West Ham have never lost during this period, having stumbled only in the last round at the Genk field. Moyes' team is quite successfully fighting on several fronts. Londoners perform successfully in the Premier League and are in fourth place.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Streibinger (ankle) - Rapid. Ogbonna (knee) – West Ham.
- Under question:
- Dibon (knee), Schulzbacher (muscle injury), Schuster (muscle injury) - all "Rapid".
Statistics and figures:
- The guests are the favorites of the meeting;
- Rapid lost twice in 5 games;
- The Viennese team has not played a draw in 5 previous meetings;
- West Ham have lost only once in their last 5 matches;
- The last and only meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of West Ham.
Forecast
I think that West Ham will be able to beat the opponent in this confrontation. Rapid does not look the best against the background of its opponent. For sure, the English team will score a couple of goals against the opponent and gain another three points.
