West Ham vs. Backa Topola Betting Tips: Benrahma to find the net in Europa League clash
West Ham take on Serbian side Backa Topola in the Europa League on Thursday as the group stage gets underway. Here at bettingodds.com we’ve made a case for two bets for the game which you can read all about below.
This will be West Ham’s first European fixture since that memorable night in Prague where they overcame Fiorentina to lift the Europa Conference League trophy. David Moyes has bolstered The Hammers squad over the summer ready for his third consecutive European campaign and for those looking to back them in the outright market and go all the way in the Europa League, 20/1 is available.
Backa Topola were beaten 7-1 on aggregate by Braga in the Champions League knockout phase which resulted in them dropping down to Europe’s second most prestigious club tournament. The Serbians have been drawn in Group A along with West Ham, Olympiacos and SC Freiburg but arrive here as massive outsiders, priced at 16/1 to cause an upset.
West Ham vs Backa Topola Tips
West Ham are an incredibly short-price to get the win on Thursday, with just 1/10 available in the match result market, implying a 91% chance of victory in their Europa League opener. We’ve therefore decided to use the bet365 Bet Builder feature to combine three selections to give us our main play of the evening.
At 21/20, we’ve taken a lean towards West Ham winning the match, both teams not scoring and under five goals in the match. The Hammers went unbeaten all the way through their winning Europa Conference league campaign and it’s arguable that their squad is much more equipped to fight on numerous fronts this time round.
West Ham kept a clean sheet in 50% of their group games last season, shutting out Anderlecht, Silkeborg and Romanian side FCSB. It is also interesting to see that across all of their 15 Europa Conference League matches last season, under 4.5 goals featured on 14 occasions. There is a large gap in quality between these two sides and West Ham can get the job done with a comfortable win to nil at the London Stadium.
With a trip to Liverpool at the weekend, David Moyes is set to make several changes to his side and one player who should be handed a start is Said Benrahma. The Algerian found the net in four different matches in Europe last season and should find himself with plenty of shooting opportunities against Backa Topola.
Benrahma is a player who loves to let fly whenever possible and is already averaging three shots per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season. Star Sports and bet365 go just even money (1/1), that he finds the net in the capital so we’d recommend taking the considerably larger offering available with William Hill at 8/5.
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