West Ham United vs Lyon Match Analysis and Prediction

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West Ham United will be hosting Lyon at the London Stadium for the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-finals tie on Thursday.

The hosts are currently sitting sixth in the Premier League table, boasting 51 points from their 31 matches, three points adrift of fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.

The Hammers enter the contest off the back of 2-1 victory over Everton in the domestic competition, with Aaron Cresswell and Jarrod Bowen getting on the scoresheet for West Ham United.

West Ham now turn their focus to the Europa League, where they progressed to this stage having defeated Sevilla 2-1 on aggregate in the round of 16, overcoming a one-goal first leg deficit with a 2-0 extra time victory in the return match.

The hosts have been tough to defeat on home soil this Europa League season with three wins and just one loss in four matches, and are currently on a six-game home unbeaten streak in all competitions.

In their last six matches across all comptitions, West Ham United have won three and lost three, scoring seven goals and conceding seven in that stretch, having scored first in three of the six contest.

Meanwhile, Lyon are currently sitting ninth in the Ligue 1 table, having picked up 45 points from their 30 matches, six points adrift of fourth-placed Strasbourg.

They enter Thursday’s contest off the back of a 3-2 victory over Angers in Ligue 1 last time out, with Moussa Dembele’s brace and Tete goal being enough to secure the victory at the Groupama Stadium.

Lyon have reached this stage of the competition having defeated Porto 2-1 on aggregate in the round of 16. After picking up a 1-0 victory in the first leg, they played out a 1-1 draw in the return match at home, with Moussa Dembele scoring the second-leg goal.

West Ham United vs Lyon head to head

The two teams have not previously met in any occasion, and this will be the first time they will meet in a competitive match in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-finals tie.

West Ham United latest home form

West Ham have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Sevilla 2-0 after extra time in the Europa League on March 17. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded three.

West Ham United 1-1 Newcastle United 19/02/22

West Ham United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27/02/22

West Ham United 2-1 Aston Villa 13/03/22

West Ham United (E)2-0 Sevilla 17/03/22

West Ham United 2-1 Everton 03/04/22

West Ham United latest away form

The Hammers have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost in each of their four most recent matches. They suffered a 1-0 defeat against Sevilla in the Europa League on March 10. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 10.

Leicester City 2-2 West Ham United 13/02/22

Southampton 3-1 West Ham United 02/03/22

Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United 05/03/22

Sevilla 1-0 West Ham United 10/03/22

Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 West Ham United 20/03/22

Lyon latest home form

Lyon have recently kept a patchy run of form at home, as they have won just two of their five most recent matches. They picked up a 1-1 draw against Porto in the Europa League on March 17. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded eight.

Lyon 2-0 Nice 12/02/22

Lyon 0-1 Lille 27/02/22

Lyon 2-4 Rennes 13/03/22

Lyon 1-1 Porto 17/03/22

Lyon 3-2 Angers 03/04/22

Lyon latest away form

Lyon have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their four most recent matches. Their last away defeat came on February 5 when they lost 2-0 to Monaco in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded four.

Monaco 2-0 Lyon 05/02/22

Lens 1-1 Lyon 19/02/22

Lorient 1-4 Lyon 04/03/22

Porto 0-1 Lyon 09/03/22

Reims 0-0 Lyon 20/03/22

West Ham United news

West Ham defender Benjamin Johnson is doubtful for this contest with a hamstring injury, while his fellow defender Angelo Ogbonna is out for the season with an ACL injury.

Michail Antonio is expected to lead the line on Thursday, supported by Jarrod Bowen, Said Benrahma and Pablo Fornals.

Lyon news

Defender Sinaly Diomande and midfielder Mathis Rayan Cherki are set to be out for the season with ankle injury and broken foot respectively.

While Karl Toko Ekambi remains absent for the visitors for a few weeks with illness, Maxence Caqueret is set to return in mid-April with a knee injury.

Prediction and Odds

Lyon will be aware that they need to gain a first-leg advantage for them to strengthen their chances of progressing to the next stage by recording a positive result in the return match.

However, West Ham are a tough team to beat at home, and we expect a draw or home win.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.26