Astra Giurgiu v West Ham Betting Tips and Predictions

Football betting tips for Astra Giurgiu v West Ham United on Thursday night in the Europa League including a match prediction.

 

West Ham travel to Romania for their second-leg third round qualifying match against FC Astra Giurgiu on Thursday night. They are currently tied after drawing 2-2 at the Boleyn Ground, with the Hammers letting slip a 2-goal lead.

 

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Europa League Predictions – Astra v West Ham

 

New signing Dimitri Payet looks set to make is European debut for West Ham and manager Slaven Bilic is hoping the 28-year-old can make an immediate impact and help guide the club into the next stage of the Europa League. So far fans have seen a glimpse of the talent he has, as he scored a brace on his debut against Southend.

 

Bilic has been very quick to praise Payet: “He’s not only a great player, he’s a professional and is a good lad. He’s the kind of player I thought we really needed.”

 

Payet’s European debut comes at just the right time for the East London club who have recently found out that striker Enner Valencia could be ruled out for up to 12 weeks after he damaged his right fibula in the reverse Europa League fixture last week.

 

Missing out on European football would not be the end of the world for the club who only gained qualification due to the FIFA Fair Play rules. According to celebrity fan James Corden, the club should focus on keeping their top-flight status in order to ensure they deliver Premier League football to their new stadium. West Ham will be moving to the Olympic Stadium for the 2016/17 season.

 

Coming into this fixture West Ham are not in the best form. In the last round of this competition they needed a penalty shoot-out to overcome Birkirkara. They won the opening leg 1-0 but lost the reverse fixture 1-0, as the Maltese team forced extra-time and penalties. West came out victors 5-3 but will hope to find the net away from home this time round.

 

Goalscorer Betting Tip:

 

Dimitri Payet is 13/2 to be first goal scorer but the first betting tip would be to back him at 9/4 to score anytime in 90 minutes. The French international will certainly add to West Hams attacking options and will hope to keep his early pre-season form going.

My first Astra v West Ham prediction is for Dimitri Payat to score anytime, the best odds are 9/4 with Betfred.

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Correct Score Betting Tip

 

FC Astra have also struggled to score goals in this tournament so far, but unlike the Hammers they have managed to find the net away from home easier to come by in their previous home tie in the Europa League against Inverness.

With that in mind the second football betting tip would be West Ham to win 1-0, 2-0 or 2-1 at 9/4 at with Sky Bet. These great odds other you a great chance to triple your money. A £10 bet gets you a return of £32.50.

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Overs/Unders Betting Tip

 

My final betting tip would be the Hammers to win 2-1 at 17/2 at Bet365 and if you are going to back that score line Bet365 are also offering 21/20 odds on over 2.5 goals which is my final Astra v West Ham prediction.

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