West Ham vs Olympiacos tips and predictions: Irons backed to avenge Europa League Greek defeat
West Ham manager David Moyes
Planet Sport Bet ambassador Robbie Savage is backing West Ham to avenge their loss against Olympiacos when the Greek side arrive in the English capital for the Europa League fixture (Thurs 2000 GMT).
I went 1-1 last time, but Olympiacos won the game.
What David Moyes will need to guard against is stopping balls into the box, they conceded three headed goals at the weekend against Brentford.
But at home, I think West Ham will win this game, even though Olympiacos are unbeaten in their last six away games.
I’m going to go a reverse of the score in Greece - 2-1 to West Ham.
Robbie’s prediction: West Ham 2-1 Olympiacos
Team news
Kurt Zouma is the only injury concern for West Ham ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash with Olympiacos.
The Greek outfit, on the other hand, will be without Doron Leidner and Omar Richards. There are also doubts about Bandiougou Fadiga and Nicolas Freire.
Key stats
- West Ham no clean sheet in seven
- Olympiacos unbeaten in six away games this season
- Olympiacos' victory over West Ham was their first win in 11 Europa League games
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Getting a positive result in Europe would certainly go a long way in turning around West Ham’s recent fortunes.
David Moyes and his men have won just one of their last six matches, conceding an eye-watering 13 goals along the way.
Shutting up shop has been a serious problem for the Irons who are without a clean sheet in seven outings.
Keeping the door closed against Olympiacos will be no easy feat considering the Greek side are unbeaten in six away matches this season.
Diego Martinez’s side lost their first 12 away major European matches on English shores. However, they have won three of their last six since then, with all of those victories coming against Arsenal in 2015, 2020 and 2021.
Bearing in mind those numbers, Olympiacos can’t be underestimated ahead of their latest trip to London.
Nevertheless, our recommendation is to back the hosts to return to winning ways. West Ham have lost just two of their last 10 matches at the London Stadium, scoring 20 goals in the process.
The Irons to win and both teams to score is the way to go in the betting.
