The first of two encounters in the Europa League Quarter-finals, as the hometeam West Ham United will try to edge Olympique Lyonnais in their own ballpark.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It's no vacation for neither West Ham United nor Olympique Lyonnais as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
West Ham United form and stats
West Ham United have played 16 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, West Ham United has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
A nice win for West Ham last time playing, versus Everton. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Bowen and Cresswell scoring for the victors. Midfielder Rice was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Rice hit one key pass and had 77 successful passes (of 82 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how West Ham United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost three.
There will be little rest for West Ham United after this match as they are travelling to Brentford for a Premier League game in only three days.
A decent goal production from West Ham United in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 16 league matches. 21 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Olympique Lyonnais form and stats
Lyon was sent out of Champions League in the semi-finals last season.The visitors are W4-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Olympique Lyonnais had fun at their own home (London Stadium) last time out, beating Angers SCO 3-2. Tetê and Dembélé (2) scored. The attacker Dembélé got a match rating of 8.21 in that game. Dembélé scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Olympique Lyonnais travelled to Reims and returned home with a draw after the Ligue 1 game finished 0-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Ligue 1 trip to Strasbourg.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Olympique Lyonnais have scored 15 goals in 14 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Lyon have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Dembélé 12 goals |   J. Bowen 9 goals |  M. Antonio 8 goals |
West Ham United missing players
Olympique Lyonnais missing players
| West Ham United | Olympique Lyonnais | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| 14 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.1 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 52 | 73 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 77 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 57 | 72 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 35 | 59 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 54 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 51 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -4 | 37 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 36 |
| 11 | Southampton | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 32 | -9 | 36 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | -10 | 34 |
| 14 | Brentford | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -21 | 31 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 68 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 38 | -33 | 30 |
| 17 | Everton | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 25 |
| 18 | Watford | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -28 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley | 28 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -18 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -45 | 18 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 36 | 68 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Rennes | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 35 | 53 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | Nice | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 51 |
| 6 | Monaco | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 47 |
| 7 | Lille | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 47 |
| 8 | Nantes | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Lens | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 44 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 12 | Brest | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | Reims | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Troyes | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 32 |
| 16 | Lorient | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 34 | -23 | 28 |
| 17 | Clermont | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -24 | 28 |
| 18 | Saint-Etienne | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 27 |
| 19 | Metz | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -27 | 23 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 41 | -32 | 23 |
