Match details:

Europa League, 2021-22
West Ham United vs Dinamo Zagreb
London Stadium, London
Date: December 10, 2021
Kick-off: 01:30 AM IST

Preview:

West Ham United are going to host round 6 game of the UEFA Europa League against Dinamo Zagreb at London Stadium, London in England. In the last encounter of the Europa League, West Ham United secured an easy 2-0 win against SK Rapid Wien and are currently placed at the top position on the Group H points table. On the other hand, Dinamo Zagreb played a 1-1 draw against KRC Genk in the last Europa League game and are standing at the 2nd spot on the Group H points table.

After examining the recent form of these two sides, host West Ham United are the slight favorites to secure a win in the encounter but goals from both ends of the pitch are expected.

Current Form:

West Ham United: WWWDW

Dinamo Zagreb: LWLWD

Head to Head Record:

West Ham United: 1
Dinamo Zagreb: 0
Draw: 0

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

West Ham United:

Ryan Fredericks (Injured), Ben Johnson (Injured), Angelo Ogbonna (Injured), Kurt Zouma (Injured), Aaron Cresswell (Doubtful)

Dinamo Zagreb:

No missing players

Probable starting line-up:

West Ham United (4-3-3):

Alphonse Areola, Arthur Masuaku, Jamal Baptiste, Craig Dawson, Harrison Ashby, Alex Kral, Mark Noble, Manuel Lanzini, Nikola Vlasic, Andriy Yarmolenko, Michael Antonio

Dinamo Zagreb (4-4-1-1):

Dominik Livakovic, Sadegh Moharrami, Rasmus Lauritsen, Kevin Theophile-Catherine, Bartol Franjic, Luka Menalo, Amer Gojak, Josip Misic, Mislav Orsic, Luka Ivanusec, Bruno Petkovic

Top picks:

Michael Antonio: West Ham Uniteds attacking forward has scored a goal and provided an assist in the Europa League this season. He has also scored 6 goals and 4 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.3 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 72. He is a clear choice for captaincy in this encounter.

Bruno Petkovic: Dinamo Zagrebs attacking forward has scored 3 goals in the Europa League this season. He has also managed to score 5 goals and 3 assists in the 1.HNL this season. He has an average of 1.4 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 77. He is a differential pick for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Manuel Lanzini: West Ham Uniteds midfielder has provided an assist in the Europa League this season. He has also scored 2 goals along with an assist in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.0 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 86. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Mislav Orsic: Dinamo Zagrebs midfielder has scored a goal along with 2 assists in the Europa League this season. He has also scored 3 goals in the 1.HNL this season. He has an average of 2.4 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 74. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Michael Antonio, Bruno Petkovic, Manuel Lanzini, Mislav Orsic

Score prediction for the Small League:

West Ham United (2-1) Dinamo Zagreb

Team Combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.