West Ham United-Rapid Vienna: prediction and possible formations
Following their opening win in Croatia, West Ham United will look to win two out of two in their Europa League group campaign on Thursday 30 September when they host Austrian side Rapid Vienna in London. David Moyes’ side won 2-0 away to Dinamo Zagreb, while the visitors suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Genk in the first match of the group stage. West Ham United-Rapid Vienna kick-off is scheduled for 9pm.
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West Ham United
After an impressive sixth place in the Premier League last season, West Ham United achieved an automatic move to this year’s Europa League group stage, entering Europeans for the first time since losing to Astra Giurgiu. qualifiers in 2016. They started with a difficult away match to face Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb, and a first goal from Michail Antonio put them ahead, before Declan Rice doubled their lead in the second half, sealing an impressive victory by opening. David Moyes’ side have also picked up where they left off so far, sitting seventh in the English top flight with 11 points from six games. After remaining undefeated in their first four league games, the Irons suffered a narrow defeat to Manchester United, but have since recovered in style, defeating the Red Devils three days later in the EFL Cup, before returning to win. in the Premier League when they last faced Leeds United. Raphinha gave his opponents the lead in the first half, but an own goal by Junior Firpo led Moyes’s men to equalize, before Antonio scores a winning goal in the 90th minute to snatch all three points from his team. They will now look to build on that with what would be another win in their bid to reach the Europa League knockout stage but will face a tough test against a Rapid Vienna side looking to put their first points on the scoreboard. .
Quick Vienna
After taking second place in the Austrian Bundesliga last season, Rapid Vienna secured a place in the qualifying rounds for the Champions League, and managed to defeat Sparta Prague 2-1 in the first leg of their second round, only to lose 2-0 away and move on to qualify for the Europa League. Dietmar Kuhbauer’s side beat Anorthosis Cypriots 4-2 on two legs, before overtaking Zorya in the final qualifying round to reach the group stage. Their start of life in the group did not go according to plan, as their home clash with Genk seemed destined to end without goals, only for Paul Onuachu who snatched all three points from the guests with a winner in the 92nd minute. This added to a disappointing form period for Die Grun-Weissen, who have now only won one of their last six games in all competitions and lost 3-0 to Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga last time around, seeing them go down to the second place – down with eight points from nine games. Kuhbauer’s side will now be desperate to stop that slump in form and increase their chances of qualifying, facing a particularly tough challenge while in East London.
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While David Moyes has sent a particularly strong starting XI to Dinamo Zagreb, he may choose to kick off several of the squad’s players on Thursday, their increasingly hectic schedule. This will see the presence of Alphonse Areola among the sticks, while the likes of Craig Dawson, Arthur Masuaku and Manuel Lanzini could be lined up to start. Attacking midfielder Nikola Vlasic made his first start in the opening round of the group, and is expected to play again on Thursday, while Alex Kral has recently arrived on loan from Spartak Moscow and could give Declan Rice or Tomas Soucek a break in the room. cars. Rapid Vienna will be without multiple players for Thursday’s clash, with Christopher Dibon, Richard Strebinger, Oliver Strunz and Lion Schuster all sidelined with injuries. As they have come close to a result against Genk, they should field a similar relative squad, with Taxiarchis Fountas and Ercan Kara ready to rule the line.
Probable formations West Ham United-Rapid Vienna
West Ham United
areola; Johnson, Dawson, Ogbonna, Masuaku; Rice, Kral; Vlasic, Lanzini, Yarmolenko; Antonio
Quick Vienna
garter; Stojkovic, Greiml, Hofmann, Ullmann; Arase, Aiwu, Grahovac, Grull; Kara, Fontas
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