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Steffen Schmidt - June 5, 2023
Fiorentina vs West Ham
UEFA Europa Conference League
Date: 7 June 2023, Wednesday
Kick-off at 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
Venue: Fortuna Arena (Prague).
Fiorentina and West Ham United will lock horns in the battle for the UEFA Europa Conference League silverware on Wednesday evening at Fortuna Arena in Prague.
Both teams are trophy-less in Europe in this millennium, West Ham’s 1999 Intertoto Cup title being the most recent continental triumph among the two outfits.
I Viola had a more successful domestic campaign, finishing the season at the eighth place of the Serie A standings.
They have enjoyed a particularly strong end to the season with three wins and a draw in the last four domestic league affairs.
Unlike West Ham, Vincenzo Italiano’s men were in action on Friday, beating Sassuolo 1-3 on the road in the last round of the Serie A.
We’ve seen goals at both ends in each of Fiorentina’s last five outings across competitions, including the 1-2 defeat to Champions League finalists Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia final in late-May.
West Ham, on the other side, finished the Premier League season just six points above the red zone.
They’ve spent quite a good portion of the second half of the campaign down in the relegation scrap. However, David Moyes’ men did show quality and strength when it mattered the most, both in England and in Europe, to accomplish their goals.
The Hammers could now even be looking at a successful season with a potential win on Wednesday night in the Czech capital.
Neither Fiorentina nor West Ham have been meticulous defensively in recent outings and we can hardly see either side keeping things quiet at the back on Wednesday. Each of I Viola’s last five games saw goals at both ends, while the Hammers kept just one clean sheet in their previous five affairs.
Both Teams To Score is the way to go at the 1.83 odds. Alternatively, we like West Ham to lift the trophy at the 1.80 odds knowing how impressive they have been in this competition. The Hammers played 14 Europa Conference League games this term. They have won 13 and drawn 1 along the way.
