On Thursday, the West Ham United manager will only have to do without one first-team player, with Angelo Ogbonna sidelined with a long-term knee injury.Īlphonse Areola will be stationed between the sticks for West Ham, who will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Rapid Wien. Unlike his counterpart in the Rapid Wien dugout, David Moyes barely has any fitness issues hampering his preparations ahead of the trip to the Allianz Stadion. Marco Grull will be the third midfielder for Rapid Wien, with the 23-year-old providing the creative impetus higher up the pitch. Up ahead in midfield, the onus will be on Srdjan Grahovac and Robert Ljubicic to keep things tight in what will be a rather defensive-minded double pivot. In goal, Paul Gartler is a certainty in the absence of Strebinger. Martin Moormann and Emanuel Aiwu will pair up at the heart of the Rapid Wien defense, while Filip Stojkovic and Maximilian Ullmann will be the two full-backs. With several defenders unavailable, the back four pretty much picks itself. Richard Strebinger (ankle), Kevin Wimmer (groin), Leo Greiml (ACL), Lukas Sulzbacher (muscle injury), Christopher Dibon (knee) and Lion Schuster (knee) are all on the sidelines and set to miss out against West Ham. On Thursday at the Allianz Stadion, the hosts will be bereft of the services of as many as six first-team players. You can also bet on West Ham’s handicap.Rapid Wien have been affected by injuries to a myriad of players ahead of the visit of West Ham United. I guess the game against Genk will be another with a big number of corners - this is my main prediction. One more time, I suggest taking a look at the home team’s stats with corners. The Hammers continue to improve their performance after an unstable start of this season.
I expect a big advantage for Moyes’s players in the upcoming match. West Ham United are going perfectly in their European campaign and yet to concede a goal. Genk historically had problems playing at English ground: 4 matches - 1 draw and 3 losses. Genk: Munos, Jukleroed, Paintsil (last two - doubtful). West Ham United: Fredericks, Kral, Coufal, Noble (last two - doubtful) Genk: Vandevoordt, Preciado, Cuesta, Lucumi, Arteaga, Thorstvedt, Heynen, Eiting, Ito, Onuachu, Bongonda. West Ham United: Areola, Johnson, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Benrahma, Lanzini, Vlasic, Antonio. West Ham United vs Genk: possible lineups Total over 2.5 bet were profitable in 5 of Genk’s last 6 matches in all tournaments.Genk couldn’t make a clean sheet in last 3 games in all tournaments.More than 10.5 corners were registered in 5 of West Ham’s last 6 matches in all competitions.Total under 2.5 goals bet was profitable in West Ham’s last 4 games in the Europa League.West Ham United vs Genk: interesting stats This will be the first H2H meeting between West Ham United and Genk. Team’s problems weren’t solved in the next two games in Jupiler League - losses against Eupen (2:3) and Charleroi (2:0). Genk are now in 3rd place in Group H with 3 points.
Players weren’t able to give a fight - 0:3. This one was a real struggle for the Belgian club. Second clash in this stage of the competition was at home against Dinamo Zagreb. Genk were looking good in their first Group stage game - an away win against Rapid Vienna 1:0.
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