West Ham United will host Dinamo Zagreb in the Group H Europa League fixture this Thursday at the London Stadium looking to finish the group stage unbeaten and have already qualified to the knockout stages in the Europa championship.
West Ham have qualified from their group as winners with a game to spare, 13 points from 5 games remaining on top. West Ham have had an impressive run in all competitions this season having also managed the 4th spot in the premier league.
The Hammers will not loosen their zeal coming to this match and will want to finish the group stage in style in preparation to the next round. David Moyes has shown his consistency and is already booking the Champions league spot next season positioned 4th in the standings with a 2 point margin from the 5th placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Coming to this match, the hosts beat Liverpool just before the international break but they faced a poor return losing to Wolves and Man city in the premier league. They then bounced back with a draw against Brighton. The hosts now boast beating the then top team, Chelsea last time out in the match ended in 3-2.
On the other hand, Dinamo Zagreb are the second placed in the group and are in high need of the points following that a defeat to them and a victory to Genk would have them placed third. Only 2 points separate the two sides and each side will come for the points though they can’t reach the hosts here.
The group stage opening match had these two sides with the hosts here having the comfortable 2-0 victory with Antonio and Declan Rice getting the net. However, Zagreb would be comfortable sharing the points here and they would seal their second place in the group to move to the knockout stage.
West Ham United vs Dinamo Zagreb head to head
In the previous encounter West ham had a comfortable away 2-0 victory. Coming to this match, West Ham haven’t lost in any of their last 6 home matches with the match against Chelsea setting their standards top notch high.
- Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 West Ham 16/09/21
Home
- West Ham 3-2 Chelsea
- West Ham 1-1 Brighton
- Man City 2-1 West Ham
- Rapid 0-2 West Ham
- Wolverhampton 1-0 West Ham
Away
- Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Hajduk
- Dinamo Zagreb 1-3 Rijeka
- Sibenik 1-2 Dinamo Zagreb
- Dinamo Zagreb 1-1 Genk
- Dinamo Zagreb 1-1 Osijek
West Ham team news
Kurt Zouma and Ben Johnson came out in the game against Chelsea and it’s unlikely that the two will be fit for the match. Aaron Creswell is sidelined with back injury.
Dinamo Zagreb team news
No reported injuries or suspensions and the squad is of options to pick from.
Prediction and odds
- A draw
- Goals under 2.5
