Freiburg vs West Ham Prediction & Tips
Freiburg and West Ham play at the Schwarzwald-Stadion in a Europa League match (Round of 16). In the last three years there have only been two head-to-head meetings between these two teams: one on 14-12-2023, which ended with West Ham United winning (2-0), and the most recent on 05-10-2023, which ended with West Ham United winning (1-2). The home factor could play a decisive role in this match, as West Ham have shown differences in performance in their home and away games.
The home side arrive at this stage of the Europa League (Round of 16) having knocked out Lens after a (3-2) extra-time win at home and a (0-0) draw away in the previous round. This is a team that maintains its performance when playing away from home, as in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats as a visitor; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats at home. In their last Bundesliga match, they drew 2-2 at home to FC Bayern München. In their last 4 home games in the Europa League, Freiburg have won 3 and lost 1. Their attack has scored regularly, scoring in 6 of their last 8 games in this competition. In their home games there is a tendency for goals, as 24 of their last 28 games have ended with more than 1.5 goals. In 8 games in this competition, they have managed to turn the game around in 2 of the 4 games in which they conceded the first goal.
Freiburg go into this game on the back of a 2-2 draw at home to Bayern Munich. The home side usually play a 4-4-2 tactical system, favoring a more pacy and organized style of play. In this design, the two men responsible for causing panic in the opposing defense are Lucas Holer and Roland Sallai. It should be noted that the player responsible for directing his team’s attacking attacks is the German Maximilian Eggestein. Coach Christian Streich won’t be able to count on Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Max Rosenfelder, Kenneth Schmidt and Philipp Lienhart as they are all out with medical problems at this stage.
This is a stronger team when they play in their own stadium, as in their last 30 games they have 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats as visitors, compared to 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats in their own stadium. In their last Premier League match, they beat Everton away 1-3. In their last 10 away games, West Ham have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5. Their attack has scored with great regularity, scoring at least one goal in their last 6 games in this competition. There tends to be goals in their games, as in 31 of their last 36 away games there have been more than 1.5 goals and in 25 of the last 36 there have been more than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they’ve only managed to turn the score around once in the 7 games in which they’ve conceded the first goal.
West Ham go into this match motivated after a 1-3 away win at Everton: Kurt Zouma, Tomas Soucek and Edson Álvarez scored the goals. The away side are expected to play a 4-3-3 tactical system, with the aim of taking advantage of counter-attacks. However, West Ham are expected to adopt a more attacking stance, given that they have a squad with more individual and collective quality. The Hammers’ three most advanced men are likely to be Mohammed Kudus, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta. Coach David Moyes won’t be able to count on winger Michael Antonio as he is currently recovering from a knee injury.
Freiburg – West Ham FREE TIPS
UNDER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
