Silkeborg vs West Ham United Match Analysis and Prediction

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West Ham United make the trip to Denmark to take on Silkeborg on Thursday looking to build on their positive start in the Europa Conference League group stages.

While the Hammers fough back to defeat FCSB, the hosts went down to a late goal against Anderlecht in Belgium on the same evening.

West Ham are no strangers to facing Danish opposition this season having already played Viborg FF in the playoff round, succeeding 6-1 on aggregate.

As it stands, Viborg are two points clear of Silkeborg in the domestic standings, which is arguably an indication of the level of opponent that West Ham will be facing on Thursday.

Silkeborg have lost five of their last eight matches across all competitions, the most recent of those being away at Anderlecht last week. However, they returned to winning ways at the weekend as they claimed a 1-0 victory at home to AGF.

Having been freely allowed to heavily invest in strengthening his West Ham squad, David Moyes has the tools at his disposal to bid for silverware on both the domestic and European front.

However, their opening group-stage game in this competition was not going to plan for three quarters of the contest with FCSB leading at the London Stadium with 21 minutes remaining.

However, Jarrod Bowen, Emerson Palmieri and Michail Antonio all got on the scoresheet to ensure that the Hammers scored three times for the third continental fixture on the bounce.

West Ham’s full focus will now be on this match with Moyes inevitably keen to secure progress to the knockout stages as soon as possible.

Despite a mixed campaign so far, West Ham have picked up four wins from seven matches across all competitions, one of their two defeats being in controversial circumstances in the Premier League against Chelsea.

Silkeborg vs West Ham United head to head

These two teams have not previously met on any occasion and this will be their first meeting in the Europa Conference League group stages.

Silkeborg latest home form

Silkeborg have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of they six most recent matches. They managed to defeat AGF 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded four.

Silkeborg 2-0 Brondby 31/07/22

Silkeborg 3-1 AaB 08/08/22

Silkeborg 1-1 HJK 25/08/22

Silkeborg 1-2 OB 28/08/22

Silkeborg 1-0 AGF 11/09/22

Silkeborg latest away form

Silkeborg have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Anderlecht in their last away game in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded five.

Viborg 2-0 Silkeborg 14/08/22

HJK 1-0 Silkeborg 18/08/22

Nordsjaelland 0-2 Silkeborg 21/08/22

FC Copenhagen 1-0 Silkeborg 02/09/22

Anderlecht 1-0 Silkeborg 08/09/22

West Ham United latest home form

West Ham have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their four most recent matches. They defeated FCSB 3-1 in their last home game in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded seven.

West Ham United 0-2 Manchester City 07/08/22

West Ham United 3-1 Viborg 18/08/22

West Ham United 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion 21/08/22

West Ham United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur 31/08/22

West Ham United 3-1 FCSB 08/09/22

West Ham United latest away form

West Ham have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their eight most recent matches. They were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded three.

Lens 0-0 West Ham United 30/07/22

Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham United 14/08/22

Viborg 0-3 West Ham United 25/08/22

Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham United 28/08/22

Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United 03/09/22

Silkeborg news

Barring any fresh injury concerns, Nielsen will be sure to select the best squad for this contest, with Andre Calisir hoping to retain his place in the centre of the backline.

Sebastian Jorgensen scored on his recall to the squad, putting him in line to feature ahead of Soren Tengstedt on the right flank.

West Ham United news

Tomas Soucek may only make an appearance off the substitutes’ bench due to an ankle injury, while Maxwel Cornet could have to miss this contest due to a knock.

Craig Dawson and Aaron Cresswell may be deemed fit enough for starts, while Gianluca Scamacca could start in attack ahead of Antonio.

Prediction and Odds

Silkeborg have shown enough this season and last week that they are capable of picking up points in this group.

However, West Ham have a good run of their own in this competition, and should prove to be too strong for the hosts, leading us to predict a victory for the Hammers.

Odds: 1 2.32 X 2.05 2 2.20