SC FREIBURG and West Ham meet in the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday evening.
This will be the third meeting between the two teams this season after they faced each other twice in the group stages of this competition. The Hammers won both matches in Group A and will be looking to make it three wins in a row when they meet at the Europa-Park Stadion.
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⏩ Quick betting tips for SC Freiburg vs West Ham
- Freiburg to score over 1.5 goals - 11/8 with Spreadex
- Over 2.5 goals - 19/20 with bet365
- Vincenzo Grifo to score or assist - 6.48/1 with Spreadex
SC Freiburg vs West Ham odds
Here are the latest match odds for SC Freiburg vs West Ham from our top-rated football betting sites. Odds are subject to change.
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Freiburg vs West Ham betting preview
Freiburg has been on a poor run of form in recent weeks, with their last win in the Bundesliga coming against Hoffenheim on 20th January.
Christian Streich's team seem to have played in fits and starts. The 3-2 win over Hoffenheim came just two matches after an impressive 5-2 away win over Eintracht Frankfurt. But since those two wins in three matches, Freiburg hasn't won again in the Bundesliga.
Despite that poor run of form, they have shown signs of life in recent weeks. They had to fight back to gain home draws against Frankfurt and Munich. And they also had to dig deep to knock out Lens in extra-time of their Europa League qualifier clash in February.
2023 Europa Conference League winners West Ham have been just as unpredictable in recent weeks.
The Hammers ended 2023 with an impressive 2-0 win away to Arsenal. But that was as good as it got for West Ham as things went wrong at the beginning of 2024 with points dropped in the Premier League and a disappointing FA Cup exit to lower league Bristol City.
After a poor run of results in the new year, West Ham have suddenly bounced back to life with two wins from their last two games.
The back-to-back victories have seen the Hammers rise to seventh in the Premier League and have also secured breathing space for boss David Moyes, who had been coming under pressure from a section of the West Ham faithful.
A third successive win for Moyes would be very welcome. But with both these teams very unpredictable, the Hammers boss may not get his wish.
Freiburg vs West Ham key stats
- The teams have met twice already this season in the Europa League group stages. In the match in Germany, West Ham won 2-1. In London, the Hammers were 2-0 winners.
- Freiburg sit ninth in the Bundesliga. They are on a winless run of six matches in the league, with four defeats and two draws.
- In recent weeks, Freiburg has shown fight. They had to come from behind three times to secure a 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt and from behind once to snatch a late 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich. Both matches were at home.
- West Ham ended a run of six Premier League games without a win when they defeated Brentford at the London Stadium on 26th February. The Hammers followed that up with a 3-1 away win over Everton last Saturday.
- David Moyes’ team has conceded 14 goals in their last five Premier League outings.
- The Hammers topped the Europa League group ahead of Freiburg with 15 points from their six matches.
SC Freiburg vs West Ham best bets
Find our best bets for SC Freiburg vs West Ham below. Odds for the bets are provided by the best sportsbooks per our expert reviews. Odds in the betting tips are subject to change.
Freiburg to score over 1.5 goals
In their previous three home matches in all competitions, Freiburg scored eight goals. The Germans seem to have gone into an all-out attack mode in recent weeks, although this could be down to their inability to keep clean sheets.
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With three goals against Eintracht Frankfurt, three against Lens (one in extra-time), and two against Bayern Munich, a bet on Christian Streich's team to score two or more at 11/8 looks worth the risk.
⚽ Back SC Freiburg to score over 1,5 goals at 11/8 with Spreadex ⚽
Over 2.5 goals
As you may have picked up from the above betting tip, goals have been flying in at both ends for the Germans lately. In all competitions, Freiburg’s last four matches have seen 16 goals scored (including that extra-time goal to knock Lens out of the Europa League).
A similar thing seems to have happened to West Ham in their last two matches. The Hammers have scored seven and conceded three in their last 180 minutes of Premier League football.
⚽ Back over 2.5 goals at 19/20 with bet365 ⚽
Vincenzo Grifo to score or assist
Freiburg winger Vincenzo Grifo has been in great form for his club. The Italian has scored 11 times and has nine assists to his name in the Bundesliga and Europa League this season.
Grifo is an accomplished set-piece taker. It’s not often that West Ham’s James Ward-Prowse comes up against a dead ball specialist who is his equal. But in Grifo, he has met his match.
With West Ham conceding a lot of goals in recent weeks, Grifo will expect to add to his collection of goal involvements. The playmaker is also Freiburg’s penalty taker, which improves our chances of this bet winning.
⚽ Back Vincenzo Grifo to score or assist at 6.48/1 with Spreadex ⚽
How to watch SC Freiburg vs West Ham
- Location: Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg, Germany
- Time: 20:00 GMT on Thursday, March 7th
- Where to watch: TNT Sports 2 and TNT Sports Ultimate
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