Prediction: West Ham United vs AEK Larnaca

Prediction: West Ham United to won 3-0

Best Odds: 11/2

Bookmaker: Betfair

West Ham United and AEK Larnaca will face each other in the UEFA Europa Conference League this week. The match between the Premier League club and the Cypriot outfit will be held at London Stadium in London and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Thursday.

West Ham United

West Ham United are not having the best of times in the Premier League and are in dire form in the league at the moment. There is a very good chance that David Moyes’s side will end up getting relegated to the Championship at the end of the season. The Hammers are as low as 17th in the Premier League table at the moment with 24 points from 26 matches, level on points with third-from-bottom Bournemouth, who have played 26 games.

The Hammers, though, are doing extremely well in Europe and could go on to win the UEFA Europa Conference League this season. West Ham beat AEK Larnaca 2-0 away from home in the first leg of the Round of 16 tie away from home. They are big favourites to win at home and book their place in the quarter-finals of the European competition.

West Ham will head into the second leg against AEK Larnaca at London Stadium on the back of a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at home in the Premier League. It came after a 2-0 victory over AEK Larnaca on the road in the UEFA Europa Conference League and followed a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion away from home in the Premier League.

Team News:

Vladimir Coufal will not play for West Ham United against AEK Larnaca because of a foot problem. Striker Michail Antonio is on the sidelines with a calf injury at the moment. It was Antonio who scored both goals in the first leg in Cyprus.

AEK Larnaca

AEK Larnaca do not have a big European pedigree, and there is no surprise to see them on the verge of getting knocked out of the UEFA Europa Conference League. That the Cypriot club reached this far in the completion is an achievement in itself.

Against West Ham United at home in the first leg last week, AEK Larnaca had 15 shots, but only four of them were on target. José Luis Oltra’s side had 14 corners and had as much as 47% of possession against a West Ham side who reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League last season.

AEK Larnaca will head into the match against West Ham United at London Stadium in London on Thursday evening on the back of a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Apollon at home in the Cypriot First Division. It came after a 2-0 defeat to West Ham in the UEFA Europa Conference League and followed a 3-1 victory over Enosis in the league.

Team News:

AEK Larnaca are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Guimaraes Lopes is likely to lead the line for the visiting team. Piric will be between the posts.

Key Factors to Consider:

• Michail Antonio is West Ham United’s top scorer this season with 8 goals and 3 assists in 31 matches.
• Said Benrahma has scored 7 goals and given 4 assists in 34 matches for West Ham United so far this season.
• Jarrod Bowen has scored 7 goals and provided 2 assists in 35 appearances for West Ham so far this campaign.
• AEK Larnaca have scored 46 goals in 27  Cypriot First Division games.
• AEK Larnaca have conceded 22 goals in 27 Cypriot First Division games.

Conclusion

West Ham United are a much better team than AEK Larnaca, and it is hard to see the Hammers slip up at London Stadium. The tie is pretty much over. West Ham are not going to suffer a shock collapse to AEK Larnaca.

Prediction: West Ham United to won 3-0

Best Odds: 11/2

Bookmaker: Betfair