As part of the Europa League group stage match, the players of West Ham and Genk will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation? LiveResult.Ru evaluates the opponents' chances of success in this duel.
West Ham
David Moyes' wards lead Group H after two rounds in the Europa League, having 6 points to their credit, without conceding a single goal. The Hammers were able to defeat Dinamo Zagreb with a score of 2:0 in the opening match, playing on the opponent's field. In the last meeting, Rapid was outplayed with the same score. As for the performances in the Premier League, then the Londoners are in seventh place after eight games, having a gap of 5 points behind the leader. As part of the last round of the English Championship, West Ham beat Liverpool Everton with a minimum score (1-0).
"Genk"
As for Genk, he scored three points less than his opponent during the same period. At the moment, the Belgians are on the third line in their group, behind Dinamo Zagreb in terms of additional indicators. Van den Brom's team beat Rapid minimally on a visit (1:0), and also lost to the Croats in an away match (0:3). In the national championship, Genk is doing relatively well. After 11 matches, the team is on the sixth line, five points behind the leader.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Disqualifications:
- Munoz (red card) – Genk.
- Injuries:
- Kral (illness), Fredericks (muscle injury) - all West Ham.
- Under question:
- Noble (hip), Soucek (head), Tsoufal (groin) - all West Ham. Paintsil (injury), Yuklerod (injury) – all "Genk".
Statistics and figures:
- West Ham is the favorite of the game;
- The "Hammers" won 4 meetings out of the previous 5;
- Genk lost 3 meetings in a row;
- The rivals have not met each other before.
Forecast
I think that West Ham have every chance to beat their opponent in the upcoming match. However, we will not take a solid head start in favor of the hammers, because Genk also looks very good, and in some games it really imposes a lot of resistance on its rivals.
