West Ham vs Freiburg Predictions & Tips - Defensive Frailties to Show in UEL Clash

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Last updated: 13 Mar 2024

Alex Waite 13 Mar 2024

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West Ham vs Freiburg predictions for Thursday’s UEL match
The Hammers have seen BTTS in their last 2 home matches
Will a higher-scoring second leg unfold in East London?

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West Ham have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 home matches (Getty Images)

West Ham vs Freiburg Predictions

West Ham and Freiburg have defensive shortcomings that often lead to goals conceded. Sticking with BTTS and over 2.5 goals between these leaky sides are solid selections.

West Ham vs Freiburg Predictions
Head-to-Head
West Ham Form
West Ham Injuries & Team News
Freiburg Form
Freiburg Injuries & Team News

West Ham have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 2 home matches
West Ham have seen BTTS in their last 2 home matches
Freiburg have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 2 away matches
Freiburg have seen BTTS in their last 2 away matches

Head-to-Head

West Ham have a 2-1 advantage against Freiburg in three previous meetings.

West Ham Form

West Ham trail Freiburg 1-0 on aggregate in this Europa League round of 16 tie. The defeat ended the Hammers’ two-match winning streak.

David Moyes’ side couldn’t respond to the Freiburg loss and drew 2-2 with Premier League strugglers Burnley on Sunday.

The Hammers were 2-0 down before Lucas Paqueta pulled a goal back before half time. West Ham created the better chances with 1.87-0.88 expected goals and Danny Ings notched a 90th-minute leveller.

West Ham Injuries & Team News

Forward Maxwel Cornet is out.

Freiburg Form

Freiburg are unbeaten in six of their last seven matches, scoring 12 and conceding 11 in this spell.

The Breisgau Brazilians won back-to-back matches for the first time since December in their last two. A 1-0 home win against West Ham was followed by a 2-1 victory at Bochum in the Bundesliga.

Freiburg faced 24 shots and allowed 1.28 expected goals against Bochum. Maximilian Eggestein scored on the break before half time and Michael Gregoritsch sealed the win on 52 minutes.

Freiburg Injuries & Team News

Defender Philipp Lienhart, Kenneth Schmidt, Max Rosenfelder and Jordy Makengo are out.

Midfielder Daniel Kofi-Kyereh is also unavailable.

Verdict

West Ham v SC Freiburg

West Ham and Freiburg rarely keep clean sheets and more goals can come at both ends in the Europa League.

BTTS Yes

BTTS

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Over 2.5 Goals

Total Goals

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Over 3.5 Goals

Total Goals

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