WEST HAM UNITED will be looking to seal their passage to the Europa Conference League group stages when they reconvene with Viborg on Thursday evening.
The Hammers make the trip to Denmark with a two-goal lead to protect, following a laboured 3-1 win in East London last week.
While David Moyes’ men produced a memorable campaign last time around by reaching the Europa League semi-finals, they have made a wretched start to their Premier League season.
The capital club continued their winless and goalless start to the league season with a 2-0 loss at home to Brighton, on an afternoon where my recommended Bet Builder banked.
As for Viborg, they currently find themselves occupying sixth place in the Danish Superliga after six rounds of fixtures.
Jacob Friis’ and his players' preparations for this crunch qualifier were far from ideal, slumping to a 1-0 loss at Randers last weekend.
Outright Betting
After losing last week’s first leg, Viborg head into the return match as 16/5 (BetVictor) underdogs while the draw is an unfancied 12/5 (BetVictor) with the same firm.
Despite their troubled start to the season, West Ham United arrive in Scandinavia as 5/6 favourites with Bet 365.
Betting Angles
With a trip to Aston Villa lying in wait on Sunday, it is hard to gauge just how strong a team David Moyes will field on Thursday evening.
That being said, West Ham have strength in depth to their squad now, with their transfer outlay over the summer exceeding over £100 million.
As such, and was the case last midweek, the Hammers can once again afford to make changes to the starting XI, without significantly weakening their side.
Although Viborg put up a spirited display in East London, they were beaten 3-1, meaning the Irons are now the clear and obvious favourites to progress.
What’s more, David Moyes will demand a response from his team following Sunday's latest setback and this fixture could represent a good opportunity to restore some confidence and kick-start their campaign.
With all that in mind, I’m more than happy to back West Ham to emerge from the Viborg Stadium victorious at 5/6 with Bet 365.
Given the superior quality in West Ham’s ranks compared to that of their opponents, I’ll also dip into the team goals market and back the visitors to strike at least twice at 10/11 with William Hill.
The Hammers managed to rack up three strikes last Thursday without getting out of second gear and another double should be within reach once more when they go up against the Danish underdogs.
This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Viborg and West Ham United will be played on Aug 25, 2022 and kick off at 18:00. Check below for our tipsters best Viborg vs West Ham United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
Westham could lose to viborg or draw to them