West Ham v Olympiacos

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West Ham will entertain Greek outfit, Olympiakos, when the two sides do battle once again on Thursday night, this time in the nation's capital at the London Stadium with West Ham keen to return to home surroundings following their recent 3-2 defeat away from home at London rivals, Brentford, while Olympiakos also tasted defeat in their domestic Greek Super League, losing 4-2 at home to PAOK.

The loss to Brentford on Saturday was disappointing on two fronts - The Hammers had let slip a 2-1 lead to end up losing 3-2 which also became West Ham's fourth defeat in six games overall in all competitions, so manager, David Moyes, will be demanding a reaction from his players on Thursday night on Matchday 4 of this competition.

The hosts have managed only one win during this six-match slump which surprisingly came in the form of a 3-1 home win against Arsenal but defeats to Aston Villa, Everton and Brentford along with a previous loss to Olympiakos means The Hammers will need to be on the ball here on Thursday night if they're to claim the points in this encounter.

The hosts have lost just three of their last eight ties in the Europa League overall though, picking up four wins in the process, which gives Moyes' boys a decent chance of avenging their previous defeat to their Greek visitors.

Olympiakos have produced a mixed bag of results in recent weeks as the Greek visitors have won twice, lost twice and drawn once in their last five matches overall in all competitions, so they too may not be guaranteed all three points in this clash.

Wins against West Ham in the Europa League along with a domestic Super League 2-0 win against OFI Crete have been offset by losses to Panathinaikos and PAOK but results away from home have been fairly solid as Olympiakos have suffered just the one defeat out of their last 11 outings on the road overall.

However, results on the road in the Europa League have been far from convincing for Diego Martinez's side as they have managed to capture just two wins from their last 11 away games in this competition which includes four defeats along with five draws into the bargain.

Having also kept just two clean sheets in these last 11 away ties in the Europa League, it looks like Olympiakos will do well to avoid defeat against a West Ham outfit eager to return to winning ways.

West Ham v Olympiakos Verdict

West Ham sit top of the Group A table where they hold a two-point cushion above third placed Olympiakos so the hosts will be keen to keep their visitors at arms length with a win on Thursday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be West Ham win @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

West Ham win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.30

Correct Score: West Ham 2-1 @ 8.50