West Ham vs Freiburg Prediction 13.12.2023

• Competition: Europa League
• Date: 14.12.2023
• Kickoff: 20:00 UK/21:00 CEST
• Venue: London Stadium (London)

The defeat in the previous round of the Premier League against Fulham 5-0 was completely unexpected for West Ham, which in recent years has built a reputation in England as a fighting and quality team that rarely loses by a large margin. Before that, they also had a series of very good results in the Premier League, so it is quite surprising that they played so poorly. On the other hand, West Ham has already secured participation in the knockout phase of the Europa League, the only question is whether it will be from the 1/16 or 1/8 finals. In a direct duel against Freiburg, that ranking will be decided.

Freiburg won the last two matches in the Bundesliga and on the wings of those victories they travel to London. This German club has a slightly weaker season in the domestic competition than in previous years, but even that is enough for 8th place in the table. Freiburg has a guaranteed place in the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, and they fully deserved it with their victory against Olympiakos. For something bigger, they will need a win in London because they lost their first home match against West Ham.

West Ham vs Freiburg pick: UNDER 2.5 GOALS

This is a very important match in terms of results, because one less duel in the knockout phase means a lot. West Ham can tactically play quite defensively and thus achieve a positive outcome. Freiburg will have to attack sooner or later, but in the early period of this match there should not be too many chances and goals, but an extremely careful match. In 3 of West Ham's last 5 matches at home, under 2.5 goals were scored, and in 3 of Freiburg's last 4 matches, the same result. We expect a lower intensity of this match and a defensive minded pace, so our bet is under 2.5 goals