Eintracht Frankfurt and West Ham are clashing at Deutsche Bank Park in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League semifinals. Eintracht is not doing well in Bundesliga, but they are more than good in the Europa League, I just hope they can separate the two. West Ham has been struggling, they haven’t been scoring a lot of goals, but they are backed into a corner here, and they will do everything to get out of it.
Eintracht has won only 2 of their last 11 games, and those two wins were huge. In the first leg of this matchup, Eintracht was amazing, they were playing well on both ends, and they have won that game 1-2. I know Eintracht is the home team here, but they haven’t been playing too well consistently, and I think this game will be very hard for them. Overall, Eintracht is a solid team that can score goals, but their overall form is bad and I’m not sure how much longer they can keep it up. In Bundesliga, Eintracht is far away from any of the European spots, and their only chance at qualifying for Europe is if they win the Europa League this season. so far, this season has been a success for Eintracht, that is it will be if they win the Europa League, otherwise, I don’t think they will be too happy about their season.
West Ham is in bad form, really bad form, and they are now without a win in their last 4 games. The last time West Ham lost the first leg in the Europa League, they went on to destroy Lyon in the second leg, and I wouldn’t put it past them to do the same here. In their last 3 games, West Ham has 3 losses, they have conceded 5 goals while scoring only 2 goals. As far as the EPL goes, West Ham is now in 7th place, which is the Conference League spot, and with only 3 games left for them to play this season, I think the Europa League is far from their reach, and even the Conference League spot is in danger. Rice, Banrahma, and Bowen are the leading goalscorers for West Ham in the Europa League, and this is the time for them to step up once again. I think West Ham is a solid team, more than solid, but they are in bad form now, and they will need a miracle to qualify for the finals.
The game last week was the first one between these two teams. Neither team is in good form, but I think West Ham has more depth and quality, and I think they will win this game.