West Ham vs Lyon

West Ham from England welcome visitors from France for this UEFA Europa League clash first leg at the magnificent Olympic Stadium in London early Friday morning Beijing time. The stakes are sky-high as both teams have a genuine chance of winning this league! Lyon's chances are small in my opinion, though.. The winner gets a ticket to the Champions League next season.. Much-improved Barcelona are of course the favorites to lift the trophy later this spring, but West are definitely the 3rd favorites - after German RB Leipzig! Especially West Ham must be very motivated here as they have not won too many trophies in recent decades and even in European competitions is something they are used to.. Both teams, especially are capable of playing aggressive, offensive football and overall very high-level football. I believe this match will offer entertainment for football fans with several goals!

We must remember that The English Premier League is the best league in the world. West Ham are playing another fine season and are currently in the 6th place with a chance to earn a top-4 place and a Champions League ticket for next season. However, this is a long shot as they would have to topple both Arsenal and Tottenham who are higher up in the standings.. Chelsea are surely too strong to get ahead of. Indeed, Tottenham and Arsenal are better teams than West Ham by raw class and have a wider squad than West Ham.. The team and the excellent, experienced manager Moyes are surely aware of this harsh reality..

West Ham are a bigger club than the visitors by players’ total market value. The total market value reflects the true class of a club pretty well as the football (player) market is a global one. On average a player’s market value illustrates his level on the pitch well! Younger, promising players, of course, have a higher market value than older ones if the players when the players are at the same level. Say Leo Messi is not nearly valuable as in terms of market value – despite his good level at pretty old age - as Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho. According to a respected and pretty famous German website Transfermarkt.com West Ham’s squad is valued at whopping 348.75 million euros but I would estimate that 390 million would be a more accurate number! At least 3 players are under-valued.. Lyon’s squad is valued at 344.05 million. A way too high number without a doubt! The fair amount would be 275-278 million..

In their most recent match West Ham took a solid win over Everton at home winning 2-1. They created 1.82 in expected goals and were clearly the better team. Everton’s number was 0.54. Before this they lost to Tottenham but I would not read to much into this match as West Ham were tired after playing 120 minutes against Sevilla, a dangerous team and top-4 club in LaLiga, in this same competition. Between the matches against Sevilla they defeated an improved Aston Villa 2-1. The French Ligue 1 is a lot weaker league than The Premier League but are having a horribly bad season and are in the 9th place! Their goal difference is not good - 43:39. Lyon have won just one of their latest matches in Ligue 1. It was a 3-2 win over Angers at home and not a solid performance at all. Their defense was shaky. Let's remember Angers are a pretty lowly team.. Before this they failed to beat Reims away from home. It was a goalless draw despite Lyon being very clear favorites according to the betting market.. Rather funnily, their coach Peter Bosz got a red card in this match! Indeed, things do not look good for the frustrated French club.. 2 years ago they did upset Manchester City in the Champions League play offs but those days are long gone! Moreover, it was a very lucky win. Perhaps the betting market still remembers this achievement too well and fails to correctly analyze Lyon's current level. West Ham are the better team in all areas of the game ans have a 58% chance of winning this clash!

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北京时间周五凌晨，在伦敦宏伟的奥林匹克体育场，来自英格兰的西汉姆联队欢迎来自法国的游客参加这场欧联杯联赛的首回合比赛。赌注是极高的，因为两队都有真正的机会赢得这个联赛!不过，在我看来，里昂获胜的机会很小。获胜者将得到一张下赛季欧冠的入场券。进步很大的巴塞罗那当然是今年春天晚些时候最有希望举起奖杯的球队，但韦斯特无疑是第三大热门——仅次于德国的莱比锡!特别是西汉姆在这里一定很有动力，因为他们近几十年来没有赢得过太多的奖杯，即使是在欧洲比赛中，他们也已经习惯了。两支球队都有很强的攻击力，踢出的足球整体水平都很高。我相信这场比赛一定会为球迷们带来一场精彩的比赛!

我们必须记住，英超联赛是世界上最好的联赛。西汉姆又打了一个不错的赛季，目前排名第六，有机会获得前四名和下赛季的欧冠门票。然而，这是一个很长的机会，因为他们必须击败阿森纳和热刺这两个排名较高的球队。切尔西确实太强大了，无法领先。的确，托特纳姆和阿森纳是比西汉姆强的球队，阵容也比西汉姆大。团队和优秀、经验丰富的经理莫耶斯肯定意识到了这一残酷的现实。

从球员的总市值来看，西汉姆是一家比客队更大的俱乐部。总市场价值很好地反映了一家俱乐部的真实级别，因为足球(球员)市场是全球性的。平均而言，球员的市场价值很好地说明了他在球场上的水平!年轻有为的球员，当然比老球员有更高的市场价值，如果球员在同一水平。就市场价值而言，里奥·梅西远不如曼联的贾东·桑乔值钱——尽管他在相当老的年纪仍然有很高的水平。根据德国知名网站Transfermarkt.com，西汉姆联队的身价高达3.475亿欧元，但我估计3.9亿是一个更准确的数字!至少有3名球员被低估了。里昂的球队价值3.4405亿美元。毫无疑问，这个数字太高了!公平的数字是2.75亿到2.78亿。

在最近的一场比赛中，西汉姆队在主场以2比1稳稳战胜埃弗顿队。他们创造了1.82个预期进球，显然是一支更好的球队。埃弗顿的得分是0.54。在此之前，他们输给了热刺，但我不会对这场比赛做太多的解读，因为西汉姆在同一场比赛中对阵塞维利亚打了120分钟后感到疲惫，塞维利亚是一支危险的球队，也是拉利加的前四强。在与塞维利亚的比赛期间，他们以2-1击败了改进后的阿斯顿维拉。法甲是一个比英超弱很多的联赛，但有一个可怕的糟糕的赛季，并在第九名!他们的净胜球差并不好——43:39。里昂最近在法甲只赢了一场比赛。这是一场主场3-2战胜愤怒队的比赛，表现一点也不稳定。他们的防守不牢靠。让我们记住愤怒队是一支非常卑微的队伍。在此之前，他们未能在客场击败兰斯。尽管根据博彩市场，里昂是最受欢迎的球队，但这是一场零比零的平局。有趣的是，他们的教练彼得·博兹在这场比赛中得到了一张红牌!事实上，沮丧的法国俱乐部的情况看起来并不好。两年前，他们确实在冠军杯附加赛中击败了曼城，但那些日子已经一去不复返了!此外，这是一场非常幸运的胜利。或许博彩市场仍对这一成就记忆犹新，未能正确分析里昂目前的股价水平。西汉姆在比赛的各个方面都是更好的球队，