Freiburg vs West Ham Preview 05/10

Moving onto Europe’s second most elite club competition, the Europa League. In today’s preview, we discuss two sides who have both had winnings starts to their campaigns, Freiburg and West Ham. Read on to find out all you need to know ahead of this fixtures, including team news, injuries, suspensions, stats, and where to watch Freiburg vs West Ham live on TV in the UK.

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Match Information

Match:	Freiburg vs West Ham
Kick-off:	17:45, Thursday 5th October
Arena:	Europa-Park Stadion
Broadcast:	TNT Sports 2 & Ultimate

As previously mentioned, both teams came away with three points on the opening day of this season’s Europa League campaign, with just one goal difference keeping West Ham in top spot. Both sides have had decent runs so far this season and are doing well in their domestic leagues. However, Freiburg currently have four players out due to injuries and suspensions, making them a bit light in midfield options. This could work in West Ham’s favour, who will also need to cope under the pressure of a European away day atmosphere.

Squads: Freiburg vs West Ham

Below are the current available squads for Freiburg vs West Ham, together with suspensions and injuries.

Freiburg Squad

Goalkeepers:	Noah Atubolu, Florian Muller, Benjamin Uphoff
Defenders:	Philipp Lienhart, Matthias Ginter, Kenneth Schmidt, Manuel Gulde, Max Rosenfelder, Jordy Makengo, Lukas Kubler
Midfielders:	Yannik Keitel, Maximilian Eggestein, Merlin Rohl
Attackers:	Vincenzo Grifo, Noah Weißhaupt, Ritsu Doan, Roland Sallai, Maximilian Philipp, Junior Adamu, Lucas Holer
Suspensions:	Nicolas Hofler
Injuries:	Christian Gunter, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, Michael Gregoritsch
Manager:	Christian Streich

West Ham Squad

Goalkeepers:	Alphonse Areola, Lukasz Fabianski, Joseph Anang
Defenders:	Nayef Aguerd, Kurt Zouma, Thilo Kehrer, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson Palmieri, Ben Johnson, Vladimir Coufal
Midfielders:	Edson Alvarez, Tomas Soucek, Conor Coventry, James Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paqueta, Mohammed Kudus, Pablo Fornals
Attackers:	Said Benrahma, Maxwel Cornet, Jarrod Bowen, Danny Ings, Michael Antonio, Divin Mubama
Suspensions:	Aaron Cresswell
Injuries:	N/A
Manager:	David Moyes

Statistics for Freiburg vs West Ham

Freiburg have shown resilience in defence in their last two games by keeping a clean sheet in both, winning one and drawing one in the process. West Ham have also won three of their last four in all competitions, with their only loss coming against Premier League giants Liverpool at Anfield. It remains to be seen how far last year’s Conference League Champions can progress in the competition, but with all things considered, this is looking to be a tough test for Freiburg on the night.

Form & Latest Results

Freiburg’s Recent Results

07/09: Karlsruher vs Freiburg	0-1 WIN
16/09: Freiburg vs Dortmund	2-4 LOSS
21/09: Olympiacos vs Freiburg	2-3 WIN
24/09: Frankfurt vs Freiburg	0-0 DRAW
01/10: Freiburg vs Augsburg	2-0 WIN

West Ham’s Recent Results

16/09: West Ham vs Man City	1-3 LOSS
21/09: West Ham vs Backa Topola	3-1 WIN
24/09: Liverpool vs West Ham	3-1 LOSS
27/09: Lincoln vs West Ham	0-1 WIN
30/10: West Ham vs Sheffield United	2-0 WIN