They have been in good recent form and they are facing an opponent who are looking to recover from some poor outings. West Ham United continue to create chances and David Moyes is likely to select a strong team knowing that winning this Group will mean earning direct passage to the Last 16 of the Europa League.
The two wins already secured in this Group have put West Ham United in a very strong position in the section and I think they can maintain their 100% record here. This is the first time West Ham United and Genk are meeting in a competitive fixture. They have lost their last 3 away games in all competitions and Genk have conceded 9 times in that run. Genk have not only won 1 of their last 5 games in all competitions, but the other 4 games have all ended in defeats and they have conceded at least twice in each of those setbacks. In recent seasons Genk have reached the Quarter Final and Last 32 of the Europa League, but they had not won any of 6 away European ties before the victory in Vienna on Match Day 1 of this Group Stage. Inconsistent results have been an issue at the start of this season and the same can be said in this Group.Īfter winning at Rapid Vienna, Genk were thumped at home by Dinamo Zagreb and they are under pressure to find positive results out of this double header against arguably the best team in the Group. In the last three seasons, Genk have joined Club Brugge as being one of the better teams playing in Belgium, but they have failed to work their way through the Champions League Qualifiers and had to settle for a place in the Europa League Group Stage. There may be one or two changes, but a familiar starting eleven should be on display. During that run, West Ham United have been beaten by Manchester United and Brentford.ĭavid Moyes picked a strong team in the last home game in the Europa League and he is clearly taking the competition seriously. They have beaten Dinamo Zagreb and Rapid Vienna in this Group, but the win over Rapid Vienna is the only one they have earned in 4 home games in all competitions. West Ham United have won 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions having returned from the latest international break with a solid 0-1 win at Everton. The double header with Genk gives The Hammers a really good chance to effectively secure top spot with a couple of games to spare and that will be important to rest players for the heavy December schedule coming up. It makes it important for teams to try and push on to win the Group and West Ham United look keen to do the same having won both fixtures played to top the section. The change in format means the Group Winners will now earn a spot directly in the Last 16 of the competition rather than the Last 32, which is where the Runners Up will go. The performances and results after the first two Europa League Group Stage Match Days have been a little worrying for West Ham United, but they are well on course on earning a spot in the next Round of this competition. Thursday 21st October 2021 - Kick Off 8pm Europa League - West Ham United vs Genk A Sports Betting Prediction by Auls West Ham United v Genk
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