Michael Owen predicts West Ham clash v Rapid Wien
Michael Owen has backed West Ham United to beat Rapid Wien on Thursday evening in the Europa League.
The Irons are looking to continue their form in the competition after winning their opener against Dinamo Zagreb.
Owen has predicted that the Hammers will win 2-0 at the London Stadium against the Austrians in the capital.
Writing on his Bet Victor predictions column, Owen shared what he expects to happen at the London Stadium.
“West Ham continue to pick up some impressive wins under David Moyes,” he wrote.
“The 2-0 win in Zagreb in the opening game was a much better result than it sounds and I’m expecting a good performance in front of the home fans here.
“Those fans have waited a long time for European nights so I’m sure that the atmosphere in the stadium will be fantastic. I’m going for 2-0 West Ham.”
Take it.
It would be the perfect result after getting off to that brilliant start against Dinamo Zagreb in the opener a fortnight ago.
Moyes will be desperate for that clean-sheet too, given how fragile his defence looked at times against a makeshift Leeds side over the weekend.
There will be changes made at the London Stadium as there was against Manchester United last week, but that proved a positive result is still easily achievable.
Taking control of the group as early as possible is critical, and will put the Hammers in the position to rest big names and then earn a good seed going into the knockout stages.
This season just continues getting better and better, and cruising through this Europa League group would be perfect.
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